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New hermit crab species (Anomura, Paguroidea) from the upper Miocene St. Marys Formation of Maryland (USA), preserved in their host shells.

Authors :
Wallaard JJW
Fraaije RHB
VAN Bakel BWM
Nance JR
Lindholm A
Jagt JWM
Source :
Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2023 Jan 06; Vol. 5227 (3), pp. 389-397. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 06.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Two new species of hermit crab are recorded from the upper Miocene (Tortonian) St. Marys Formation of Maryland, named Pagurus hazenorum n. sp. and Paguristes timoni n. sp. and assigned to the families Paguridae Latreille, 1802, and Annuntidiogenidae Fraaije, 2014, respectively. Both new species are morphologically close to present-day congeners, but can be differentiated on details of ornament (tubercles, granules and teeth).

Subjects

Subjects :
Animals
Maryland
Anomura

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1175-5334
Volume :
5227
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Zootaxa
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37044682
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5227.3.7