Dromiopsis americana Rathbun 1935 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160

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

Sister taxa: Dromiopsis aedicula, Dromiopsis bullamelga, Dromiopsis ceratoi, Dromiopsis depressa, Dromiopsis elegans, Dromiopsis gigas, Dromiopsis granulata, Dromiopsis humerosus, Dromiopsis laevior, Dromiopsis longitudovata, Dromiopsis mosae, Dromiopsis paleogenicus, Dromiopsis parvula, Dromiopsis paucigranosa, Dromiopsis praelaevior, Dromiopsis pulchellus, Dromiopsis rugosus, Dromiopsis ubaghsi, Dromiopsis vicetinus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: Texas collection)

• Paleocene of United States (4: Alabama, New Jersey)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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