Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
Alternative combination: Zanthopsis hendersoni
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1926. The fossil stalk-eyed Crustacea of the Pacific slope of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 138:1-155
Belongs to Zanthopsis according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Kooser and Orr 1973, Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002 and Squires 1999
Sister taxa: Zanthopsis bartholomaeensis, Zanthopsis bispinosa, Zanthopsis brasiliana, Zanthopsis carolinensis, Zanthopsis cretacea, Zanthopsis dufouri, Zanthopsis errans, Zanthopsis leachii, Zanthopsis milleri, Zanthopsis minor, Zanthopsis multispinosa, Zanthopsis nodosa, Zanthopsis peytoni, Zanthopsis sternbergi, Zanthopsis unispinosa, Zanthopsis vulgaris
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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