Panopeus soledadensis Rathbun 1926 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Panopeidae

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1926. The fossil stalk-eyed Crustacea of the Pacific slope of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 138:1-155

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

Sister taxa: Panopaeus vincentinus, Panopeus affinis, Panopeus angustifrons, Panopeus antepurpureus, Panopeus areolatus, Panopeus baldwini, Panopeus baldwinidup, Panopeus bericus, Panopeus bermudensis, Panopeus bessmanni, Panopeus bolcensis, Panopeus capanemaensis, Panopeus chilensis, Panopeus crenatus, Panopeus dissimilis, Panopeus estellensis, Panopeus granulineatus, Panopeus harrisii, Panopeus harttii, Panopeus hemphillii, Panopeus herbstii, Panopeus incisus, Panopeus jerseyensis, Panopeus kempi, Panopeus lauensis, Panopeus limosus, Panopeus muelleri, Panopeus nanus, Panopeus occidentalis, Panopeus olearis, Panopeus olearisdup, Panopeus ovatus, Panopeus packardii, Panopeus parvulus, Panopeus paucicarinatus, Panopeus piramidensis, Panopeus planissimus, Panopeus planus, Panopeus postalensis, Panopeus prosakrolophos, Panopeus rugosus, Panopeus sayi, Panopeus serratus, Panopeus texanus, Panopeus torus, Panopeus transversus, Panopeus tridentatus, Panopeus validus, Panopeus veintensis, Panopeus viai, Panopeus wronai, Panopeus wurdemannii

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at 2 1/2 mi S of the mouth of Soledad Valley in the sea cliff (Eocene of California)

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