Ciliopagurus Forest 1995 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Parent taxon: Diogenidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Beschin et al. 2015, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Tessier et al. 2011 and van Bakel et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Bachmayerus, Cancellus, Clibanarius, Cretacocalcinus, Dardaninae, Dardanus, Diogenes, Eocalcinus, Eopaguropsis, Joecalcinus, Longipaguristes, Paguristes, Paguropsis, Palaeopetrochirus, Parapetrochirus, Paronapaguropsis, Petrochirus, Striadiogenes, Strigopagurus, Tetralobistes, Tithopaguristes, Ululapagurus

Subtaxa: Ciliopagurus obesus Ciliopagurus substriatiformis Ciliopagurus tethysianus

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Hungary (1)

• Oligocene of Belgium (1)

• Eocene of Italy (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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