†Roemerus robustus Bishop 1983 (crab)
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Full reference: G.A. Bishop. 1983. Fossil decapod crustaceans from the Lower Cretaceous, Glen Rose Limestone of central Texas. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 20:27-55
Belongs to Roemerus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2016
See also Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Vega et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Roemerus avicularis, Roemerus controversa, Roemerus franconicus, Roemerus ornatissimus, Roemerus perlatus
Type specimen: UT 45704, a claw (left chela)
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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