Cancellus Milne-Edwards 1836 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Parent taxon: Diogenidae according to G. C. B. Poore and S. Ahyong 2004

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

Subtaxa: Cancellus quadraticoxa Cancellus typus

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Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cancellus in the database

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