Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni

Extinct species of hermit crab

Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
Temporal range: Albian–Cenomanian
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Illustration of Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Superfamily:
Paguroidea
Family:
Parapylochelidae
Genus:
Mesoparapylocheles
Species:
M. michaeljacksoni
Binomial name
Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
Fraaije et al., 2012

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]

The shield of the fossilized crabwas discovered in the Koskobilo Quarry, in the Navarrese town of Olazagutía, northern Spain.

See also

  • List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni.
  1. ^ René H.B. Fraaije, Adiël A. Klompmaker & Pedro Artal (2012). "New species, genera and a family of hermit crabs (Crustacea, Anomura, Paguroidea) from a mid-Cretaceous reef of Navarra, northern Spain". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. 263 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2012/0213.
  2. ^ https://www.gbif.org/species/8563732
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