†Ocypode vericoncava Casadio et al. 2005 (ghost crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ocypodidae
Full reference: S. Casadio, R. M. Feldmann, A. Parras and C. E. Schweitzer. 2005. Miocene fossil Decapoda (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Patagonia, Argentina, and their paleoecological setting. Annals of Carnegie Museum 74(3):151-188
Belongs to Ocypode according to S. Casadio et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Ocypode (Elamene), Ocypode africana, Ocypode cursor, Ocypode italica, Ocypode quadrata
Type specimen: MPEF-PI 1551
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Waypoint 17, Punta Pardeles (Miocene of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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