Ampe sand and clay pit (Paleogene of Belgium)
Where: Egem, Belgium (51.0° N, 3.0° E: paleocoordinates 47.9° N, 0.7° W)
When: Paleogene (66.0 - 23.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; sandy siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. H. B. Fraaije, B. W. M. van Bakel, J. W. M. Jagt and Y. Coole. 2006. Two new Paleogene species of mud shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Upogebiidae) from Europe and North America. Bulletin of Mizunami Fossil Museum 33:77-85 [C. Schweitzer/E. Johnson/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 126158: authorized by Carrie Schweitzer, entered by Evaline Johnson on 31.03.2012, edited by Mark Uhen
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Taxonomic list
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Malacostraca | |
Hoploparia sp. Karasawa 1998 clawed lobster | |
Upogebia lambrechtsi n. sp.
Upogebia lambrechtsi n. sp. Fraaije et al. 2006 mud shrimp | |
Raninoides gottschei Bohm 1927 crab | |
Silvacarcinus laurae Collins and Smith 1993 crab | |
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Loerenthopluma danielae n. sp.
Loerenthopluma danielae n. sp. van Bakel et al. 2010 crab | |
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Glyphithyreus wetherelli Bell 1858 crab | |
Cyclocorystes cf. pulchellus Bell 1858 crab | |
Linuparus scyllariformis Bell 1858 spiny lobster |