An in situ hermit crab from the Early Miocene of southern New Zealand

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An in situ hermit crab from the Early Miocene of southern New Zealand

  • Volume / Part: 23 / 2
  • Publication Date: May 1980
  • Page(s): 471 - 474
  • Authored By: Fiona M. Hyden and Jacques Forest

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An Early Miocene (Burdigalian) hermit crab preserved within a struthiolariid gastropod shell is described. The specimen, here designated Pagurus difdenensis sp. nov., has close affinities with the Recent species P. spinulimanus (Miers) which is common in New Zealand waters.

Palaeontology - Volume 23 Part 2 Pages 471-474



Palaeontology - Volume 23 Part 2 Pages 471-474

Citations

HYDEN, F. M., FOREST, J. 1980. An in situ hermit crab from the Early Miocene of southern New Zealand. Palaeontology, 23, 2, 471–474.