Dardanus faxensis Jakobsen et al. 2020 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Full reference: S. L. Jakobsen, R. H. B. Fraaije, J. W. M. Jagt and B. W. M. Van Bakel. 2020. New early Paleocene (Danian) paguroids from deep-water coral/bryozoan mounds at Faxe, eastern Denmark. Geologija 63:47-56

Belongs to Dardanus according to S. L. Jakobsen et al. 2020

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 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: OESM 6811. Its type locality is Faxe quarry (GMC collection), which is in a Danian marine limestone in Denmark.

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Faxe quarry (GMC collection)

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