Nephrops kvistgaardae Fraaije et al. 2005 (clawed lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Full reference: R. Fraaije, J. Hansen, and T. Hansen. 2005. Late Miocene decapod faunas from Gram, Denmark. Palaeontos 7:51-61

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

See also Fraaije et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Nephrops aequus, Nephrops americanus, Nephrops costatus, Nephrops geoffroyi, Nephrops maoensis, Nephrops naoensis, Nephrops norvegicus, Nephrops reedi

Type specimen: MSM 1574, a claw (left first cheliped). Its type locality is Gram clay-pit, which is in a Tortonian marine claystone in Denmark.

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Denmark (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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