Daira speciosa
Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda, Brachyrhyncha, Family Xanthidae
Geological Time: Miocene, Messinian, (6.5 - 5 million years old)
Size: Crab fossil is 45 mm from back of carapace to tip of claw on a 65 x 70 flat lying sandy matrix base
Fossil Site: Elche, Murcia, Spain
Fossil Code: PFO152
Price: $190.00 - sold
 Description:
The genus is easily recognized by the extreme pustulose nature of
the carapace and claws. This one is preserved with the full carapace
and both claws intact. Considering the rough nature of the surrounding
matrix, it is surprisingly well preserved. |
