Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae
Full reference: R. H. B. Fraaije. 2003. The oldest in situ hermit crab from the Lower Cretaceous of Speeton, UK. Palaeontology 46(1):53-57
Belongs to Palaeopagurus according to R. H. B. Fraaije 2003
Sister taxa: Palaeopagurus acutus, Palaeopagurus cretaceous, Palaeopagurus deslongchampsi, Palaeopagurus guilleaumei, Palaeopagurus jurensis, Palaeopagurus kellowiensis, Palaeopagurus laevis, Palaeopagurus morinicus, Palaeopagurus neraudeaui, Palaeopagurus pilsbryi, Palaeopagurus quadratus, Palaeopagurus rumignyensis, Palaeopagurus serialis, Palaeopagurus spinosus, Palaeopagurus tuberculatus
Type specimen: MAB k.0012. Its type locality is Speeton, bed C4, which is in a Hauterivian marine claystone in the Speeton Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Speeton, bed C4
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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