The erymid lobster Enoploclytia leachii (MANTELL, 1822) from the Upper Campanian of northeast Belguim
Jagt, J.W.M.; Fraaije, R.H.B. (2002). The erymid lobster Enoploclytia leachii (MANTELL, 1822) from the Upper Campanian of northeast Belguim. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Aardwet. = Bull. - Inst. r. sci. nat. Belg., Sci. Terre 72: 91-95
In: Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Aardwetenschappen = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Sciences de la Terre. KBIN: Brussel. ISSN 0374-6291, more
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| Keywords |
Geological time > Phanerozoic > Geological time > Mesozoic > Cretaceous > Cretaceous, Upper > Campanian
Astacidea [WoRMS]; Erymidae
Belgium, Oupeye [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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Astacidea, Erymidae, Campanian, Belgium |
| Authors | | Top |
- Jagt, J.W.M.
- Fraaije, R.H.B.
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| Abstract |
To date, at least six species of lobster have been recorded from Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) strata in the extended type area of the Maastrichtian Stage (NE Belgium, SE Netherlands), but none of these species occurs in the Late Campanian Zeven Wegen Member (Gulpen Formation). In the present paper, a fragmentary moult of the erymid Enoploclytia leachii (MANTELL, 1822) from this unit, which preserves most of the cephalothorax and portions of chelae and walking appendages, is described and illustrated. The new specimen represents one of the youngest records of this long-ranging (latest Cenomanian-Late Campanian) species. |
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