Nobilum wenchii Hu & Tao, 1996

Nobilum wenchii Hu & Tao, 1996: 65, pl. 11, fig. 9. — Karasawa 2000: table 1. — Müller 2006: 42. — Schweitzer et al. 2010: 80. — Guinot et al. 2013: 187. — Sasaki 2019: 7797. — Van Bakel et al. 2020: fig. 10.26.

REMARKS

The carapace of Nobilum wenchii, from the Miocene of Taiwan, is longer and narrower than that of the extant N. histrio (Figs 3F; 21A) and this shape more resembles a Neodorippe, except that in the latter the carapace is smooth (Figs 3E; 20A, B). In addition, the posterior border of the carapace is described as “similar to a lip, protruded medially and inwardly”, which is not the case in Neodorippe where the rim is faint and the strip very narrow. It is however possible that the species belongs to the Heikeopsinae n. subfam.