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†Dardanus mediterraneus Lorenthey 1907 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Alternative combination: Pagurus mediterraneus

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

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

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Station L259, island of Kambara (Miocene of Fiji)

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