Parapetrochirus serratus Ferratges 2022 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Full reference: F. A. Ferratges. 2022. Filling the early Eocene gap of paguroids (Decapoda, Anomura): a new highly diversified fauna from the Spanish Pyrenees (Serraduy Formation, Graus-Tremp Basin). Journal of Paleontology 97:172-188

Belongs to Parapetrochirus according to F. A. Ferratges 2022

Sister taxon: Parapetrochirus robustus

Type specimen: MPZ 2022/7, a claw (left propodus). Its type locality is Barranco de Ramals, near La Puebla de Roda (MPZ collection), which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Serraduy Formation of Spain.

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Spain (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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