Prexylopagurus Gašparič et al. 2016 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xylopaguridae

Full reference: R. Gašparič, R. H. B. Fraaije, N. Robin and A. De Angeli. 2016. The first record of paguroids from the Eocene of Istria (Croatia) and further phylogenetic refinement of the Paguroidea (Crustacea, Anomura). Bulletin of Geoscience 91:467-480

Parent taxon: Xylopaguridae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Gašparič et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Lessinipagurus, Paguritergites, Xylopagurus

Subtaxa: Prexylopagurus anthonii Prexylopagurus caledonicus Prexylopagurus philippinensis

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Type: Xylopagurus anthonii

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Prexylopagurus in the database

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