A new Eocene crab (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Seymour Island, Antarctica

A new xanthid crab, Tumidocarcinus foersteri n. sp. is described from the La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island, Antarctica. The fossils were obtained from the Allomember Submeseta of Late Eocene age. As other representatives of the genus Tumidocarcinus were only known from New Zealand and Australia...

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Published in:Antarctic science 1995-09, Vol.7 (3), p.277-281
Main Authors: Aguirre-Urreta, María B., Marenssi, Sergio, Santillana, Sergio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decapoda
Marine
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Tumidocarcinus foersteri
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Summary:A new xanthid crab, Tumidocarcinus foersteri n. sp. is described from the La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island, Antarctica. The fossils were obtained from the Allomember Submeseta of Late Eocene age. As other representatives of the genus Tumidocarcinus were only known from New Zealand and Australia, this finding provides new insights on the palaeobiogeography of high latitude faunas during the Early Tertiary.
ISSN:0954-1020
1365-2079
DOI:10.1017/S0954102095000381