†Mesoparapylocheles Fraaije et al. 2012 (hermit crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parapylochelidae
Full reference: R. H. B. Fraaije, A. A. Klompmaker, and P. Artal. 2012. New species, genera and a family of hermit crabs (Crustacea, Anomura, Paguroidea) from a mid-Cretaceous reef of Navarra, northern Spain. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 263(1):85-92
Parent taxon: Parapylochelidae according to R. H. B. Fraaije et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Diogenicheles, Masticacheles, Pilgrimcheles
Subtaxa: Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
Type: Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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