Paguristes frigoscopulus 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 Paguristes according to S. L. Jakobsen et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Paguristes aciculus, Paguristes baldoensis, Paguristes brevirostris, Paguristes chipolensis, Paguristes clampensis, Paguristes cserhatensis, Paguristes extentus, Paguristes florae, 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 prealpinus, Paguristes pugil, Paguristes purpureantennatus, Paguristes santamartaensis, Paguristes squamosus, Paguristes subaequalis, Paguristes sulcatus, Paguristes tuberculatus, Paguristes vallionensis, Paguristes wheeleri, Paguristes whitteni

Type specimen: OESM 6705. Its type locality is Faxe quarry (GMC collection), which is in a Danian marine limestone in Denmark.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Faxe quarry (GMC collection)

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