†Ciliopagurus tethysianus Beschin et al. 2007 (hermit crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae
Belongs to Ciliopagurus according to G. Tessier et al. 2011
See also Beschin et al. 2015, Beschin et al. 2007 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Ciliopagurus obesus, Ciliopagurus substriatiformis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Contrada Gecchelina, Monte di Malo, which is in a Ypresian platform/shelf-margin reef limestone in Italy
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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