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
 Decapoda - Upogebiidae
Upogebia lambrechtsi n. sp.
Upogebia lambrechtsi n. sp. Fraaije et al. 2006 mud shrimp
 Decapoda - Raninidae
Raninoides gottschei
Raninoides gottschei Bohm 1927 crab
 Decapoda - Orithopsidae
Silvacarcinus laurae
Silvacarcinus laurae Collins and Smith 1993 crab
 Decapoda - Goniochelidae
Goniochele sp.
Goniochele sp. Bell 1858 crab
n. sp.
 Decapoda - Retroplumidae
Loerenthopluma danielae n. sp.
Loerenthopluma danielae n. sp. van Bakel et al. 2010 crab
 Decapoda - Tumidocarcinidae
Cyclocorystes cf. pulchellus
 Decapoda - Panopeidae
Glyphithyreus wetherelli
 Decapoda - Chasmocarcinidae
Orthakrolophos sp.
Orthakrolophos sp. Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001 crab
n. sp.
 Decapoda - Nephropidae
Hoploparia sp.
Hoploparia sp. M'Coy 1849 clawed lobster
 Decapoda - Palinuridae
Linuparus scyllariformis
Linuparus scyllariformis Bell 1858 spiny lobster