Dardanus braggensis Beschin et al. 2015 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Bussulini, and G. Tessier. 2015. Nuova segnalizione di crostacei associati a coralli nell'Eocene inferiore de Lessini orientali (Vestenanova - Verona). Lavori - Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 40:47-109

Belongs to Dardanus according to C. Beschin et al. 2016

See also Beschin et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Dardanus arnoldi, Dardanus arrosor, Dardanus australis, Dardanus balaitus, Dardanus bayani, Dardanus biordines, Dardanus colosseus, Dardanus crassimanus, Dardanus curtimanus, Dardanus deformis, Dardanus faxensis, Dardanus gemmatus, Dardanus helleri, Dardanus hungaricus, Dardanus impressus, Dardanus lauensis, Dardanus mediterraneus, Dardanus megistos, Dardanus mexicanus, Dardanus muelleri, Dardanus pedunculatus, Dardanus portmorantensis, Dardanus setifer, Dardanus squamatus, Dardanus substriatus, Dardanus suessi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cava Braggi di Vestenanova, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Italy

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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