Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae
Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, M. Iturralde-Vinent, J. L. Hetler and J. Velez-Juarbe. 2006. Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean. Annals of Carnegie Museum 75(2):111-136
Belongs to Neocallichirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Schweitzer et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Neocallichirus aetodes, Neocallichirus agadirensis, Neocallichirus allegranzii, Neocallichirus angelikae, Neocallichirus bacatus, Neocallichirus bona, Neocallichirus borensis, Neocallichirus dijki, Neocallichirus fortisi, Neocallichirus hattai, Neocallichirus horneri, Neocallichirus manningi, Neocallichirus matsoni, Neocallichirus nishikawai, Neocallichirus okamotoi, Neocallichirus peraensis, Neocallichirus porterensis, Neocallichirus rhinos, Neocallichirus rodfeldmanni, Neocallichirus sakiae, Neocallichirus scotti, Neocallichirus vaughani, Neocallichirus wellsi
Type specimen: MNHNCu-P5116. Its type locality is Rio Camaron, which is in a Langhian lagoonal claystone in the Yanigua Formation of the Dominican Republic.
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Rio Camaron
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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