Orhomalus dubrullei Schweigert et al. 2013 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae

Full reference: G. Schweigert, R. Fraaije, P. Havlik and A. Nützel. 2013. New Early Jurassic hermit crabs from Germany and France. Journal of Crustacean Biology 33:802-817

Belongs to Orhomalus according to G. Schweigert et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Orhomalus araricus, Orhomalus arpi, Orhomalus astartinus, Orhomalus corallinus, Orhomalus deformis, Orhomalus deslongchampsi, Orhomalus jaccardi, Orhomalus macrochirus, Orhomalus magnificus, Orhomalus medericki, Orhomalus oppeli, Orhomalus oxfordensis, Orhomalus pidauceti, Orhomalus portlandicus, Orhomalus rotulensis, Orhomalus spinosus, Orhomalus thierachensis, Orhomalus tombecki, Orhomalus verrucosus, Orhomalus virgulinus

Type specimen: MNHN.F.A44846, a claw (right chela). Its type locality is River l'Odon industrial zone, Verson, which is in a Spinatum carbonate limestone in France.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at River l'Odon industrial zone, Verson

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