Natatolana rusteni is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006. The species epithet, rusteni, honours Mr Jim Rusten, a former storeman at the Australian Museum.
It is a benthic species, living at depths of about 5–50 m in subtropical waters, off the east coast of Australia in the Central Eastern Shelf Province and Central Eastern Shelf Transition IMCRA zones. It is a scavenger.
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External links Natatolana rusteni occurrence data from GBIF