Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae
Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann. 2002. New Eocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from Southern California. Journal of Crustacean Biology 22:938-967
Belongs to Neocallichirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2006 and Schweitzer et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Neocallichirus aetodes, Neocallichirus agadirensis, Neocallichirus allegranzii, Neocallichirus angelikae, Neocallichirus bacatus, Neocallichirus bona, Neocallichirus dijki, Neocallichirus fortisi, Neocallichirus hattai, Neocallichirus horneri, Neocallichirus manningi, Neocallichirus matsoni, Neocallichirus nishikawai, Neocallichirus okamotoi, Neocallichirus peraensis, Neocallichirus porterensis, Neocallichirus quisquellanus, Neocallichirus rodfeldmanni, Neocallichirus sakiae, Neocallichirus scotti, Neocallichirus vaughani, Neocallichirus wellsi
Type specimen: SDHNM 81083. Its type locality is Ocean Ranch, SDMNH 4572, which is in an Uintan marine sandstone in the Santiago Formation of California.
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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