A new species of ghost shrimp (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Agadir (W Morocco)

Alessandro Garassino; Antonio De Angeli; Giovanni Pasini

doi:10.4081/nhs.2011.45

A new species of ghost shrimp (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Agadir (W Morocco)

https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2011.45

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Vol. 152 No. 1 (2011)

Submitted: 26 February 2014
Accepted: 26 February 2014

Published: 1 January 2011

Crustacea, Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Late Cretaceous, Morocco

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We report Neocallichirus agadirensis n. sp. (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Agadir (W Morocco). This species has been described based upon four specimens that preserve ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, and dactylus of the great cheliped. The new species represents the first report of Neocallichirus in Africa and the oldest species known to date belonging to this genus.

Garassino, A., De Angeli, A., & Pasini, G. (2011). A new species of ghost shrimp (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Agadir (W Morocco). Natural History Sciences, 152(1), 45–55. https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2011.45