On the Identity of Spencebatea Abyssicola (Cumacea), with Additional Observations on the Genera Allied to Procampylaspis


Autoria(s): Watling, Les
Data(s)

01/02/1998

Resumo

In 1879 Norman described Spencebatea abyssicola, new genus, new species, on the basis of a single specimen from a deep-sea site off Ireland. The species was transferred to the genus Cumella by Stebbing in 1913, where it has remained. A reexamination of the specimen indicated that it belongs to the genus Procampylaspis since it possesses the recurved, tooth-bearing dactyl on maxilliped 2 which characterizes the genus. Seven other genera also exhibit modified dactyls on maxilliped 2, and, in addition, have styliform mandible molars, thus forming a coherent group within the family Nannastacidae.

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http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/sms_facpub/84

http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=sms_facpub

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DigitalCommons@UMaine

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Marine Sciences Faculty Scholarship

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