Annuntidiogenes ruizdegaonai Fraaije et al. 2008 (hermit crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Full reference: R. H. B. Fraaije, B. W. M. van Bakel, J. W. M. Jagt and P. Artal. 2008. New decapod crustaceans (Anomura, Brachyura) from mid-Cretaceous reefal deposits at Monte Orobe (Navarra, northern Spain), and comments on related type-Maastrichtian material. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belqique, Sciences de la Terre 78:193-208

Belongs to Annuntidiogenes according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Fraaije et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Annuntidiogenes sunuciorum, Annuntidiogenes worfi

Type specimen: IRScNB MI 11052. Its type locality is Monte Orobe, near Alsasua (IRSNB collection), which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Spain.

Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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