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1 November 2008 Bicornisranina bocki, n. gen., n. sp. (Decapoda: raninidae) from the Cretaceous of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Torrey Nyborg, John Fam
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Abstract

A new genus and species of raninid crab, Bicornisranina bocki, is described from the Upper Cretaceous Haslam and Pender formations of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Bicornisranina bocki (Raninidae: Raninoidinae) shares similar characteristics with other genera within Raninidae, including a bifid anterolateral spine, as seen in Rogueus, and a similar frontal spine conformation as seen in Raninoides. Although B. bocki shares morphological characteristics with other genera within Raninidae, B. bocki possesses a distinct sternum that sets it apart and warrants establishment of a new genus. With the occurrence of Bicornisranina from lower Campanian rocks of Vancouver Island, the range of Raninoidinae is confidently extended into the Cretaceous.

Torrey Nyborg and John Fam "Bicornisranina bocki, n. gen., n. sp. (Decapoda: raninidae) from the Cretaceous of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada," Journal of Crustacean Biology 28(4), 686-694, (1 November 2008). https://doi.org/10.1651/07-2972.1
Received: 26 December 2007; Accepted: 1 January 2008; Published: 1 November 2008
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KEYWORDS
Bicornisranina
Canada
Cretaceous
Haslam Formation
Raninidae
Vancouver Island
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