A remarkable new genus and species of the planktonic shrimp family Luciferidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Cretaceous (Aptian/Albian) of the Araripe Sedimentary Basin, Brazil

Author(s)

Feitosa Saraiva, Antonio Alamo ^{[1, 2]} ; Pinheiro, Allysson Pontes ^{[1, 3]} ; Santana, William ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sagrado Coracao, Proreitoria Pesquisa & Posgrad, Rua Irma Arminda 10-50, BR-17011160 Bauru, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Reg Cariri URCA, Lab Paleontol URCA, BR-63100000 Crato, CE - Brazil

^[3] Univ Reg Cariri URCA, Lab Crustaceos Semiarido LACRUSE, BR-63100000 Crato, CE - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY; v. 92, n. 3, p. 459-465, MAY 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

A new genus and species of the planktonic shrimp family Luciferidae, Sume marcosi n. gen. n. sp., is described and illustrated from material collected in calcareous shale of the late Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Romualdo Formation, Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil. The material is very well preserved, including the antennae, stalked eyes, second and third maxillipeds, pleopods, and uropods, and represents the first described fossil of the family Luciferidae. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/01201-0 - Biodiversity and endemic patterns of Majoidea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) in Brazil
• Grantee: William Ricardo Amancio Santana
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants