Diogenes augustinus Ferratges et al. 2020 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Full reference: F. A. Ferratges, S. Zamora, and M. Aurell. 2020. A new hermit crab out of its shell from the Eocene Arguis Formation, Huesca, Spain. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 65:787-792

Belongs to Diogenes according to F. A. Ferratges et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Diogenes custos, Diogenes denticulatus, Diogenes dubius, Diogenes edwardsii, Diogenes lessineus, Diogenes longimanus, Diogenes lophochir, Diogenes matrensis, Diogenes pugilator, Diogenes senex, Diogenes serenei

Type specimen: MPZ2020/54. Its type locality is Between Belsué and Lúsera, which is in a Bartonian prodelta sandstone in the Arguis Formation of Spain.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Between Belsué and Lúsera

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