First described species of Costacopluma (Crustacea: Brachyura: Retroplumidae) from the Pacific slope, Paleocene of California, USA

First described species of Costacopluma (Crustacea: Brachyura: Retroplumidae) from the Pacific slope, Paleocene of California, USA

A new species of the brachyuran crab Costacopluma Collins and Morris, 1975, Costacopluma squiresi, is described from lower Paleocene strata of the San Francisquito Formation and upper Paleocene strata of the Santa Susana Formation of southern California. Costacopluma squiresi represents the first de...

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Veröffentlicht in:Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana 2009, Vol.61 (2), p.203-209
Hauptverfasser: Nyborg, Torrey, Vega, Francisco J., Filkorn, Harry F.
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Sprache:eng
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of the brachyuran crab Costacopluma Collins and Morris, 1975, Costacopluma squiresi, is described from lower Paleocene strata of the San Francisquito Formation and upper Paleocene strata of the Santa Susana Formation of southern California. Costacopluma squiresi represents the first described species oí Costacopluma from the Pacific Coast of North America.
ISSN:1405-3322
1405-3322
DOI:10.18268/BSGM2009v61n2a7