Open AccessA first notice of the goniodromitid crab from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) cold seep deposit of Hokkaido, Japan, with the redescription of Sabellidromites inflata (Collins and Karasawa, 1993) (Decapoda: Goniodromitidae)
Author(s) -
Hiroaki Karasawa,
Manabu Kano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
boletín de la sociedad geológica mexicana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1405-3322
DOI - 10.18268/bsgm2021v73n3a020121
Subject(s) - cenomanian , cretaceous , petroleum seep , cold seep , genus , decapoda , paleontology , chemosynthesis , geology , carpentaria , crustacean , fishery , oceanography , biology , ecology , hydrothermal vent , methane , hydrothermal circulation
Goniodromites sp. (Brachyura: Dromiacea: Goniodromitidae) is described from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) cold seep sediment in the Middle Yezo Group of Hokkaido, Japan. This species is the first recognition of the genus and family from the Cretaceous chemosynthetic communities, and represents the second record of a decapod from the fossil chemosynthetic communities in Japan. In addition, Sabellidromites inflata (Collins and Karasawa, 1993), a poorly known goniodromitid crab is redescribed.