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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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