†Dardanus lauensis Rathbun 1945 (hermit crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae
Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1945. Decapod Crustacea. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 181 373-383
Belongs to Dardanus according to Rathbun 1945
Sister taxa: Dardanus arnoldi, Dardanus arrosor, Dardanus australis, Dardanus biordines, Dardanus crassimanus, Dardanus curtimanus, Dardanus deformis, Dardanus gemmatus, Dardanus helleri, Dardanus hungaricus, Dardanus impressus, Dardanus mediterraneus, Dardanus megistos, Dardanus mexicanus, Dardanus muelleri, Dardanus pedunculatus, Dardanus setifer, Dardanus squamatus, Dardanus substriatus
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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