Goniochirus cristatus Carter 1886 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae

Full reference: J. Carter. 1886. On the decapod crustaceans of the Oxford Clay. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, London 42:542-559

Belongs to Goniochirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Carter 1886

Sister taxa: Goniochirus antoinei, Goniochirus babeaui, Goniochirus jaccardi, Goniochirus laevis, Goniochirus obliquus, Goniochirus platycheles

Type specimen: Its type locality is St Ives brick pit (Thomas George collection), which is in an Oxfordian offshore claystone in the Oxford Clay Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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