Clibanarius Dana 1852 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Alternative spelling: Pagurus (Clibanaria)

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

See also Ferratges 2022, Noetling 1885, Poore and Ahyong 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Clibanarius cecconi Clibanarius isabenaensis Clibanarius sossanensis Clibanarius taeniatus Clibanarius virescens

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Barbados (1 collection), Mexico (1), Panama (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1), United States (4: Florida, Pennslyvania, South Carolina)

• Eocene of Italy (2), Spain (2)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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