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Caloxanthus simplex Campanian

Description

Caloxanthus simplex (Secrétan, 1964) (Fig. 18G)

Carpiliopsis simplex Secrétan, 1964: 183-186, pl. 19, figs 8-10.

Caloxanthus simplex – Schweitzer et al. 2010: 67.

HOLOTYPE. — MNHN.F. R 03879.

TYPE LOCALITY. — Coupe de Ankilizato (gisement 154), Belo-sur-Tsiribihina, Menabe region, central Morondava Basin, Tulear Province.

TYPE AGE. — Middle Campanian (Pachydiscus grossouvrei zone).

DISCUSSION

Although the holotype is the sole specimen known to date, this does show the main characters of the genus, and we have nothing to add to the diagnosis and description supplied by Secrétan (1964: 183, text-figs 108-109, pl. 19, figs 8-10).

Notes

Published as part of Charbonnier, Sylvain, Garassino, Alessandro & Pasini, Giovanni, 2012, Revision of Mesozoic decapod crustaceans from Madagascar, pp. 313-357 in Geodiversitas 34 (2) on pages 313-357, DOI: 10.5252/g2012n2a5, http://zenodo.org/record/5380380

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MNHN, R
Scientific name authorship
Campanian
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Decapoda
Family
Feldmanniidae
Genus
Caloxanthus
Species
simplex
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Caloxanthus simplex (Secretan, 1964) sec. Charbonnier, Garassino & Pasini, 2012

References

  • SECRETAN S. 1964. - Les Crustaces decapodes du Jurassique superieur et du Cretace de Madagascar. Memoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Nouvelle serie, Serie C, Sciences de la Terre 14: 1 - 226.
  • SCHWEITZER C. E, FELDMANN R. M., GARASSINO A., KARASAWA H. & SCHWEIGERT G. 2010. - Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species. Crustaceana Monographs 10: 1 - 222.