Buergerocaris psittacoides Schweigert and Garassino 2004 (shrimp)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: G. Schweigert and A. Garassino. 2004. New genera and species of shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata, Caridea) from the Upper Jurassic lithographic limestones of S Germany. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde 1-33

Belongs to Buergerocaris according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Eichstätt, Solnhofen (SMNS collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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