†Ciliopagurus obesus van Bakel et al. 2003 (hermit crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae
Full reference: B. W. M. van Bakel, J. W. M. Jagt, and R. H. B. Fraaije. 2003. Clipopagurus obesus, a new species of Oligoene hermit crab from northwest Belgium. Cainozoic Research 2(1-2):109-116
Belongs to Ciliopagurus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also van Bakel et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Ciliopagurus substriatiformis, Ciliopagurus tethysianus
Type specimen: MAB k.2365, a claw. Its type locality is SVK clay pit, Sint-Niklaas, which is in a Rupelian coastal claystone in the Boom Clay Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at SVK clay pit, Sint-Niklaas
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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