Parthenope (Pseudolambrus) pentagonus Quayle and Collins 1981 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae

Full reference: W. J. Quayle and J. S. H. Collins. 1981. New Eocene crabs from the Hampshire Basin. Palaeontology 24(4):733-758

Belongs to Parthenope (Pseudolambrus) according to W. J. Quayle and J. S. H. Collins 1981

Sister taxon: Pseudolambrus antiquus

Type specimen: BMNH In.61710, a carapace. Its type locality is Horizon J, Christchurch Bay (Quayle collection), which is in a Bartonian coastal claystone in the Becton Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Horizon J, Christchurch Bay (Quayle collection)

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