Pagurus valdagnensis Beschin et al. 2012 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, A. Checchi and G. Zarantonello. 2012. Crostacei del Giacimento Eocenico di Grola Presso Spangnago di Cornedo Vincentino (Vincenza, Italia Settentrionale) Decapoda, Stomatopoda, Isopoda 1-99

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

See also Beschin et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Pagurus alabamensis, Pagurus alatoides, Pagurus avellanedae, Pagurus banderensis, Pagurus bernhardus, Pagurus brevidactylus, Pagurus concavus, Pagurus constans, Pagurus convexus, Pagurus dubius, Pagurus faujasii, Pagurus garrafensis, Pagurus granosimanus, Pagurus langei, Pagurus latidactylus, Pagurus mainensis, Pagurus malloryi, Pagurus manzonii, Pagurus marceti, Pagurus marini, Pagurus megalops, Pagurus pectinatus, Pagurus pollicaris, Pagurus pubescens, Pagurus rakosensis, Pagurus samuelis, Pagurus similis, Pagurus sinuatus, Pagurus squamosus, Pagurus travisensis, Pagurus tuberculosus, Pagurus turcus, Eupagurus granosimanus

Type specimen: MCZ 2736-I.G.336973. 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 each including a single occurrence

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