Diogenes Dana 1851 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Synonym: Troglopagurus Henderson 1893

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

See also Beschin et al. 2018, Müller 1984 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

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

Subtaxa: Diogenes augustinus Diogenes custos Diogenes denticulatus Diogenes dubius Diogenes edwardsii Diogenes lessineus Diogenes longimanus Diogenes lophochir Diogenes matrensis Diogenes pugilator Diogenes senex Diogenes serenei

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Hungary (2 collections)

• Eocene of Italy (2), Spain (1)

• Paleogene of Hungary (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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