Stintonius subovata Quayle and Collins 1981 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Montezumellidae

originally listed under the genus Portunites in this reference but this was later changed to the genus Stintonius

Full reference: W. J. Quayle and J. S. H. Collins. 1981. New Eocene crabs from the Hampshire Basin. Palaeontology 24(4):733-758

Belongs to Stintonius according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH In.61715, a carapace. Its type locality is Horizon A2, Christchurch Bay, which is in a Bartonian coastal claystone in the Barton Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Stintonius subovata in the database

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