'Cyclocorystes pulchellus '
Partial crab carapace with one of the claws. The fat bulbous nature of the enlarged claw is a characteristic feature of this crab. Formerly known as Necrozius bowerbanki, recent research has concluded that this crab is in fact the juvenile of Xanthilites bowerbanki.
Eocene, Sparnacian, London Clay. B2 Division.
Maylandsea, Essex.
Specimen : 4.7 x 3 cm.
