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Issue: Vol. 5351 No. 2: 26 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.2.4
Page range: 265-275
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On the systematic placement of the fossil crab Lathahypossia aculeata (Busulini, Tessier & Visentin, 1984) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

Llorenç de Villalonga; 17B; 1–1; 43003 Tarragona; Catalonia
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore
Crustacea Eriphioidea Xanthoidea Eocene taxonomy ventral carapace characters male pleon sternum

Abstract

The systematic placement of the iconic fossil crab, Lathahypossia aculeata (Busulini, Tessier & Visentin, 1984) (formerly in Titanocarcinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1864), from the Eocene of Italy is revised. The examination of two specimens that had the ventral and subcephalic features well preserved has allowed us to better understand the morphology of this species. As a result, Lathahypossia aculeata must be removed from the Hypothalassiidae (Eriphioidea), where it is now placed, and moved to the Xanthidae (Xanthoidea). The present work again highlights the importance of ventral characters in the study of fossil crabs and allows a more accurate systematic classification.

 

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