Open AccessA new cyclodorippid crab, Berglundus bretoni n. gen., n. sp. (Decapoda, Cyclodorippidae) from the Notheastern Pacific, USA
Author(s) -
Torrey Nyborg,
Alessandro Garassino,
Brant Nyborg,
Francisco J. Vega
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/bsgm2021v73n3a301220
Subject(s) - decapoda , genus , range (aeronautics) , oceanography , crustacean , fishery , zoology , paleontology , pacific ocean , geography , biology , ecology , geology , materials science , composite material
A new cyclodorippid crab, Berglundus bretoni n. gen., n. sp. (Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892) from the Astoria Formation (early to middle Miocene) of Washington State is herein described. It represents the fourth genus of cyclodorippids in North America, keeping the stratigraphic range and the palaeogeographic distribution of the Cyclodorippidae unchanged.