Palinurellus bericus n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palinuridae) from the late Eocene (Priabonian) of San Feliciano (Orgiano, Vicenza, northeastern Italy)
Author
Angeli, Antonio De
Author
Garassino, Alessandro
text
Natural History Sciences
2014
2014-08-01
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2014.58
journal article
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10.4081/nhs.2014.58
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Palinurellus bericus
n. sp.
Figs. 3
,
4
Diagnosis
: Carapace cylindrical; dorsal surface of the carapace covered by small tubercles arranged uniformly in parallel lines; shallow cervical groove; well-developed postorbital spine; antero- and posterolateral margins of the carapace toothless.
Fig. 3 - A)
Palinurellus bericus
n. sp.
, reconstruction of the carapace/
Palinurellusa bericus
n. sp.
, ricostruzione del carapace. B)
Palinurellus wieneckii
(De Man, 1881)
(after
Holthuis, 1991
).
Fig. 4 -
Palinurellusa bericus
n. sp.
, es. MSNM i28011, holotype / olotipo. A) Dorsal view / visione dorsale. B) Lateral view / visione laterale. Scale bar equal: 10 mm.
Etymology
: After Berici Mounts, where San Feliciano hill is located.
Holotype
:
MSNM i28011
.
Material
: One incomplete carapace lacking the front region and the left lateral margin.
Description
: Carapace cylindrical with postorbital spine almost vertical; orbital incision deep and curved; shallow cervical groove with a wide V-shaped form, starting in the median part of the carapace, extending laterally to divide antero- and posterolateral margins; antero- posterolateral margins toothless behind the postorbital tooth; dorsal surface of the carapace covered by small closely spaced tubercles arranged uniformly in parallel lines.