Paguristes prealpinus Beschin et al. 2005 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, A. Checchi and G. Zarantonello. 2005. Crostacei Eocenici di Grola presso Spagnago (Vicenza, Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 12:5-35

Belongs to Paguristes according to A. De Angeli and F. Caporiondo 2017

See also Beschin et al. 2005, Beschin et al. 2012 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Paguristes aciculus, Paguristes baldoensis, Paguristes brevirostris, Paguristes chipolensis, Paguristes clampensis, Paguristes cserhatensis, Paguristes extentus, Paguristes florae, Paguristes frigoscopulus, Paguristes frontalis, Paguristes hirtus, Paguristes hokoensis, Paguristes johnsoni, Paguristes laurentae, Paguristes lineatuberculatus, Paguristes longisetosus, Paguristes lymanni, Paguristes mexicanus, Paguristes oligotuberculatus, Paguristes ouachitensis, Paguristes paucituberculatus, Paguristes perlatus, Paguristes pugil, Paguristes purpureantennatus, Paguristes santamartaensis, Paguristes squamosus, Paguristes subaequalis, Paguristes sulcatus, Paguristes tuberculatus, Paguristes vallionensis, Paguristes wheeleri, Paguristes whitteni

Type specimen: MCZ 2340 - I.G.296559. Its type locality is Grola di Cornedo Vicentino, near Spagnago, which is in a Lutetian marine breccia in Italy.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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