Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae
Alternative combination: Polinices glaber
Belongs to Cretiscalpellum according to M. Kočová Veselská et al. 2020
See also Buckeridge 1983
Sister taxa: Cretiscalpellum billaulti, Cretiscalpellum harnedi, Cretiscalpellum homseyi, Cretiscalpellum imbricatum, Cretiscalpellum macrum, Cretiscalpellum matrioni, Cretiscalpellum mutterlosei, Cretiscalpellum naidini, Cretiscalpellum obtusum, Cretiscalpellum sharapovi, Cretiscalpellum striatum, Cretiscalpellum unguis, Cretiscalpellum vallum, Cretiscalpellum venustum, Scalpellum (Cretiscalpellum) bronni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (2 collections), the Czech Republic (7), France (1), New Zealand (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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