Dalletastacus Piton and Théobald 1939 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: L. Piton and N. Théobald. 1939. Poissons, crustacés et insectes fossiles de l'Oligocène du Puy-de-Mur (Auvergne). Mémoires de la Société des Sciences du Nancy 4:77-123

Parent taxon: Decapoda according to L. Piton and N. Théobald 1939

Sister taxa: Aegla, Anaglyptus, Angustidontidae, Archithelphusa, Aulacopodia, Brachyuri, Brome, Calapa, Carcinocarcinus, Carcinoplacidae, Charassocarcinus, Chiiengphoherus, Corellicarcinus, Cyclodorippoida, Dendrobranchiata, Gebia, Glabropilumus, Hecia, Heterochelida, Homelys, Imocaris, Ischnodactylus dentatus, Leucosidae, Lupeites, Mascarananda, Meyerella, Mitrax, Natantia, Nephropsidae, Oedisoma, Palaeopalaemonida, Palaxius, Parafavreina, Pleocyemata, Psammograpsus, Tetrachelus, Tiche, Trichopaltarion, Wulaicarcinus

Subtaxa: Dalletastacus enigmaticus

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Type: Dalletastacus enigmaticus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Puy-Saint-Jean (Oligocene of France)

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