Harenacorystes johanjansseni van Bakel et al. 2009 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Corystidae

Alternative combination: Harenacorystes johnjansseni

Full reference: B. W. M. van Bakel, J. W. M. Jagt, P. Artal and R. H. B. Fraaije. 2009. Harenacorystes johanjansseni, a new Pliocene crab (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Netherlands, and notes on Miocene–Pliocene corystoid crabs from the North Sea Basin. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 35:79-85

Belongs to Harenacorystes according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010 and van Bakel et al. 2009

Sister taxon: Harenacorystes johnjanssenidup

Type specimen: MAB k.2540. Its type locality is De Kuilen, which is in a Zanclean coastal sandstone in the Netherlands.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at De Kuilen

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.