Open AccessPleuronassa timerchidouensis n. gen., n. sp. (Axiidea, Callianassidae) from the Calcaires à slumps de Taghit Fm., Late Campanian of the Moyenne Moulouya, NE Morocco
Author(s) -
Àlex Ossó-Morales,
Alessandro Garassino,
Francisco J. Vega,
Pedro Artal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
natural history sciences/natural history sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2385-0442
pISSN - 2385-0922
DOI - 10.4081/nhs.2011.165
Subject(s) - cretaceous , geology , cenomanian , paleontology
The new fossil decapod locality discovered recently in the NE extreme flank of the Chebka Timerchidou mountain, at the Moyenne Moulouya, NE of Morocco has yielded a rich decapod assemblage such as Hasaracancer merijaensis Ossó, Artal & Vega, 2011, Costacopluma maroccana Ossó, Artal & Vega, 2010, and Ophthalmoplax minimus Ossó, Artal & Vega, 2010. We report Pleuronassa timerchidouensis n. gen., n. sp. (Callianassidae Dana, 1852) from the same locality. It represents the second species of thalassinid from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco following the recent discovery of Neocallichirus agadirensis Garassino, De Angeli & Pasini, 2011, from the Cenomanian of Agadir (W Morocco).