†Proxicarpilius planifrons Collins and Morris 1978 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae

Synonym: Proxicarpilius minor Collins and Morris 1978

Full reference: J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris. 1978. New Lower Tertiary Crabs from Pakistan. Palaeontology 21(4):957-981

Belongs to Proxicarpilius according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018

See also Charbonnier et al. 2013, Collins and Morris 1978, Schweitzer et al. 2004 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Proxicarpilius planifrons: BMNH In. 61575, a carapace. Its type locality is Ramak Kwar, south-west of Dera Ismail Khan, which is in a Lutetian marine shale/limestone in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan.
  • Proxicarpilius minor: BMNH In. 61647, a carapace. Its type locality is South of Parwara village, which is in a Bartonian coastal shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Pakistan (27 collections)

• Paleocene of Pakistan (1)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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