†Propalaemon osborniensis Woodward 1903 (shrimp)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaemonidae
Synonym: Propalaemon minor Woodward 1903
Full reference: H. Woodward. 1903. On some fossil prawns from the Osborne Beds of the Isle of Wight. The Geological Magazine, New Series, Decade IV 10:97-99
Belongs to Propalaemon according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Gaudant and Quayle 1988, Woods 1925 and Woodward 1903
Sister taxon: Propalaemon longispinata
Type specimens:
- Propalaemon osborniensis: BMNH In.24494, a carapace. Its type locality is King's Quay, which is in a Priabonian marginal marine claystone in the Headon Hill Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Propalaemon minor:
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 9 occurrences
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