Coeloma taunicum
Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda, Infraorder Brachyura, Family Mathildellidae
Geological Time: Oligocene
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 70 mm wide
Fossil Site: Mangyshlak Peninsula Near Caspian Sea Coast, Kazakstan
Fossil Code: INV45
Price: Sold
Coeloma
is an extinct genus of crabs belonging within Order Dacapoda.
The genus has many species and a 
fossil record extending from the Eocene
to Miocene. This one is from the Caspian Sea. While a nice little crab
fossil, I have seen these on e-bay wrongly
identified
and way overpriced at > $100.
