Dromiopsis ceratoi Beschin et al. 2016 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Busulini, G. Tessier and R. Zorzin. 2016. I crostacei associati a coralli nell’Eocene inferiore dell’area di Bolca (Verona e Vicenza, Italia nordorientale). Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona - 2. serie, Sezione Scienze della Terra 9:1-189

Belongs to Dromiopsis according to C. Beschin et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Dromiopsis aedicula, Dromiopsis americana, Dromiopsis bullamelga, Dromiopsis depressa, Dromiopsis elegans, Dromiopsis gigas, Dromiopsis granulata, Dromiopsis humerosus, Dromiopsis laevior, Dromiopsis longitudovata, Dromiopsis mosae, Dromiopsis paleogenicus, Dromiopsis parvula, Dromiopsis paucigranosa, Dromiopsis praelaevior, Dromiopsis pulchellus, Dromiopsis rugosus, Dromiopsis ubaghsi, Dromiopsis vicetinus

Type specimen: VR 93954. Its type locality is Zovo di Bolca, which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone in Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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