Axius lineadactylus Fraaije et al. 2011 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Axiidae

Alternative combination: Plioaxius lineadactylus

Full reference: R. H. B. Fraaije, B. W. M. van Bakel, J. W. M. Jagt and F. H. Mollen. 2011. A new axiid (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea) from the Neogene of Belgium and the Netherlands. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 260(2):157-163

Belongs to Axius according to M. Hyzny et al. 2017

See also Fraaije et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Axius armatus, Axius fontannesi, Axius hofstedtae, Axius reticulatus, Axius serratus, Axius stirhynchus

Type specimen: MAB k. 3021. Its type locality is Netekanaal, Emblem yacht harbour, which is in a Zanclean coastal sandstone in Belgium.

Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), the Netherlands (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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