Calcinus agnoensis Beschin et al. 2005 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, A. Checchi and G. Zarantonello. 2005. Crostacei Eocenici di Grola presso Spagnago (Vicenza, Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 12:5-35

Belongs to Calcinus according to A. De Angeli and F. Caporiondo 2017

See also Beschin et al. 2005, Beschin et al. 2012 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Calcinus dapsiles, Calcinus imperialis, Calcinus latens, Calcinus obscurus

Type specimen: MCZ 2356 - I.G.296575. Its type locality is Grola di Cornedo Vicentino, near Spagnago, which is in a Lutetian marine breccia in Italy.

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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