Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
| Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Temporal range: | |
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| Illustration of Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni | |
Scientific classification 
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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 | |
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.
The shield of the fossilized crab was discovered in the Koskobilo Quarry, in the Navarrese town of Olazagutía, northern Spain.
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