Dromiopsis paleogenicus De Angeli and Ceccon 2014 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Full reference: A. De Angeli and L. Ceccon. 2014. Nuovi crostacei brachiuri (Decapoda) dell'Eocene inferiore di Monte Magrè (Vicenza, Italia settentrionale). Lavori - Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 39:77-92

Belongs to Dromiopsis according to A. De Angeli and L. Ceccon 2014

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

Type specimen: MCV13/01. Its type locality is Monte Magrè, which is in a Ypresian carbonate packstone in Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Magrè

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