Palinurellus bericus, Angeli & Garassino, 2014

Angeli, Antonio De & Garassino, Alessandro, 2014, Palinurellus bericus n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palinuridae) from the late Eocene (Priabonian) of San Feliciano (Orgiano, Vicenza, northeastern Italy), Natural History Sciences 1 (1), pp. 7-12 : 9-11

Palinurellus bericus n. sp.

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Diagnosis: Carapace cylindrical; dorsal surface of the carapace covered by small tubercles arranged uniformly in parallel lines; shallow cervical groove; well-developed postorbital spine; antero- and posterolateral margins of the carapace toothless.

Etymology: After Berici Mounts, where San Feliciano hill is located.

Holotype: MSNM i28011 .

Material: One incomplete carapace lacking the front region and the left lateral margin.

Description: Carapace cylindrical with postorbital spine almost vertical; orbital incision deep and curved; shallow cervical groove with a wide V-shaped form, starting in the median part of the carapace, extending laterally to divide antero- and posterolateral margins; antero- posterolateral margins toothless behind the postorbital tooth; dorsal surface of the carapace covered by small closely spaced tubercles arranged uniformly in parallel lines.

Figures

Fig. 3 - A) Palinurellus bericus n. sp., reconstruction of the carapace/ Palinurellusa bericus n. sp., ricostruzione del carapace. B) Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (after Holthuis, 1991).

Fig. 4 - Palinurellusa bericus n. sp., es. MSNM i28011, holotype / olotipo.A) Dorsal view / visione dorsale. B) Lateral view / visione laterale. Scale bar equal: 10 mm.