Zanthopsis peytoni Stenzel 1934 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae

Full reference: H. B. Stenzel. 1934. Decapod Crustaceans from the Middle Eocene of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 8(1):38-56

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

See also Rathbun 1935 and Stenzel 1934

Sister taxa: Zanthopsis bartholomaeensis, Zanthopsis bispinosa, Zanthopsis brasiliana, Zanthopsis carolinensis, Zanthopsis cretacea, Zanthopsis dufouri, Zanthopsis errans, Zanthopsis hendersonianus, Zanthopsis leachii, Zanthopsis milleri, Zanthopsis minor, Zanthopsis multispinosa, Zanthopsis nodosa, Zanthopsis sternbergi, Zanthopsis unispinosa, Zanthopsis vulgaris

Subtaxa: Zanthopsis peytoni parva

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Type specimen: Its type locality is Weches L1: Navasota River, Leon County, TX, which is in a Lutetian marine marl in the Weches Formation of Texas

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (8: Texas collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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