Dinochelus steeplensis, a new species of clawed lobster (Nephropidae) from the London Clay (Eocene) of England

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-79

  Tshudy, Dale ^a   Saward, Jeff ^b  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decapoda; Dinochelus; lobster; London Clay; Nephropidae; Oncopareia; Thaumastocheles; Thaumastochelidae; Thaumastochelopsis

Indexed keywords

LOBSTER; MYA; NEPHROPIDAE; ONCOPAREIA; THAUMASTOCHELES; THAUMASTOCHELIDAE; THAUMASTOCHELOPSIS;

EID: 84859619055     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/193724011X615343     Document Type: Article

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