Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni

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]

Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Temporal range: Albian–Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Illustration of Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Family:	Parapylochelidae
Genus:	†Mesoparapylocheles
Species:	†M. michaeljacksoni
Binomial name
†Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Fraaije et al., 2012

The shield of the fossilized crab was 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)