Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum

Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum No. 47

New data on Eocalcinus eocenicus Vía Boada, 1959 (Decapoda: Anomura: Calcinidae), from the Middle Eocene of Catalonia

Àlex Ossó

Published: 2020/11/28   Page: 105110

The detailed preparation of remains of the paguroid Eocalcinus eocenicus Vía Boada, 1959, from the middle Eocene of Central Catalonia, has revealed for the first time the, hitherto unknown, right chela of this hermit crab. A diagnosis is provided herein. Based on the new data, Eocalcinus eocenicus is herein transferred to the family Calcinidae.