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Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
Extinct species of hermit crab / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni is an extinct hermit crab species that existed during the Albian or Cenomanian in what is now Spain. It is the type species of the genus Mesoparapylocheles. It was described by René H.B. Fraaije, Adiël A. Klompmaker and Pedro Artal in 2012, and was named after the singer Michael Jackson as it was discovered on June 25, 2009, the day Jackson died.[1][2]
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Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Anomura |
Family: | Parapylochelidae |
Genus: | †Mesoparapylocheles |
Species: | †M. michaeljacksoni |
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†Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Fraaije et al., 2012 | |
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The shield of the fossilized crabwas discovered in the Koskobilo Quarry, in the Navarrese town of Olazagutía, northern Spain.