†Herbstia melitense Gatt and de Angeli 2010 (spider crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae
Full reference: M. Gatt and A. de Angeli. 2010. A new coral-associated decapod assemblage from the Upper Miocene (Messinian) Upper Coralline Limestone of Malta (central Mediterranean). Palaeontology 53(6):1315-1348
Belongs to Herbstia according to Gatt and De Angeli 2010
Sister taxon: Herbstia exserta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Golden Bay, which is in a Messinian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Upper Coralline Limestone Formation of Malta
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Golden Bay
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