Bericocarcinus alontensis De Angeli 2018 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Full reference: A. De Angeli. 2018. Bericocarcinus alontensis n. gen., n. sp. (Brachyura, Portunoidea, Macropipidae) nuovo crostaceo dell'Eocene superiore di Alonte (Monti Berici, Vicenza, Italia settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 25:33-36

Belongs to Bericocarcinus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

See also De Angeli 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCZ.5746. Its type locality is Cava di Alonte, Monti Berici (middle-upper levels), which is in a Priabonian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cava di Alonte, Monti Berici (middle-upper levels)

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