Abstract

VEGA, Francisco J.; GARASSINO, Alessandro  and  ZAPATA JAIME, Régulo. Enoploclytia tepeyacensis n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Erymidae) from the Cretaceous (Campanian) of Coahuila, NE Mexico. Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex [online]. 2013, vol.65, n.2, pp.207-211. ISSN 1405-3322.

The erymid lobster Enoploclytia tepeyacensis n. sp., is reported for the first time in the early Campanian beds of the Austin Group (Dessau Chalk) near Jiménez, Coahuila, NE Mexico. The new species represents the most complete record of Enoploclytia in North and Central America. The third report of Enoploclytia in Mexico is documented.

Keywords : Crustacea; Decapoda; Erymidae; Campanian; Cretaceous; Mexico.

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