Corystites Muller 1984 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Corystidae

Synonym: Microcorystes Lorenthey 1929 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Corystidae according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019

See also De Angeli et al. 2010, Glaessner 1969, Müller 1984 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Corystes, Gomezinus, Harenacorystes, Hebertides, Micromithrax, Padocatactes, Pseudocorystes, Ypresicorystes

Subtaxa: Corystites latifrons Corystites vicetinus

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Type: Microcorystes latifrons

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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