†Masticacheles Fraaije et al. 2014 (hermit crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilgrimchelidae
Full reference: R. H. B. Fraaije, W. Krzemiński, B. W. M. Van Bakel, E. Krzemińska, and J. W. M. Jagt. 2014. New Late Jurassic symmetrical hermit crabs from the southern Polish Uplands and early paguroid diversification. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59:681-688
Parent taxon: Pilgrimchelidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Fraaije et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Diogenicheles, Eotylaspis, Pilgrimcheles
Subtaxa: Masticacheles longirostris
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Poland (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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