Palaeopagurus serialis Carter 1886 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae

Alternative combination: Pseudastacus serialis

Full reference: J. Carter. 1886. On the decapod crustaceans of the Oxford Clay. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, London 42:542-559

Belongs to Palaeopagurus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Carter 1886

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 spinosus, Palaeopagurus tuberculatus, Palaeopagurus vandenengeli

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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