Decapod crustaceans from the Neogene of the Caribbean: Diversity, distribution and prospectus

Scripta Geologica

Volumn , Issue 138, 2009, Pages 55-111

  Collins, J S H ^a,b   Portell, R W ^c   Donovan, S K ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Caribbean; Crabs; Crustacea; Decapoda; Neogene; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CRAB; CRUSTACEAN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEOGENE; NEW SPECIES; SCLERITE; SHELL BED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRATIGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; CALAPPA; CALAPPIDAE; CALLIANASSIDAE; CALLINECTES; COSTA (OSTRACODE); CRUSTACEA; DARDANUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHYLAX; HEPATIDAE; HEPATUS; PAGURID; PORTUNIDAE; PORTUNUS; RATHBUNELLA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 68749087889     PISSN: 03757587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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