Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
Full reference: H. Woods. 1922. Section B: Chapter VI: Crustacea from the Eocene Deposits of Peru. Geology of the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods in the Northwest Part of Peru 114-118
Belongs to Zanthopsis according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Zanthopsis bartholomaeensis, Zanthopsis bispinosa, Zanthopsis brasiliana, Zanthopsis carolinensis, Zanthopsis cretacea, Zanthopsis dufouri, Zanthopsis hendersonianus, Zanthopsis leachii, Zanthopsis milleri, Zanthopsis minor, Zanthopsis multispinosa, Zanthopsis nodosa, Zanthopsis peytoni, Zanthopsis sternbergi, Zanthopsis unispinosa, Zanthopsis vulgaris
Type specimen: Its type locality is Negritos, which is in an Eocene shallow subtidal shale/sandstone in the Negritos Formation of Peru
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Clark County, Wahtubbee horizon
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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