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Linuparus
eocenicus
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Infraorder |
Family |
Subfamily |
Genus |
Species |
Comments / Synonyms |
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PALINURA Latreille, 1803 |
PALINUROIDEA Latreille, 1803 |
PALINURIDAE Latreille, 1802 |
LINUPARUS White, 1847 |
Linuparus eocenicus Woods, 1925 |
Thenops scyllariformis Bell, p. 33 pl 7 Linuparus scyllariformis (Bell); |
| Linuparus
eocenicus is extremely rare on Sheppey and only fragments have been
found recently. It is differentuated from L. scyllariformis by the two
spine like protrusions at the front of the carapace. In L. Scyllariformis
these protrusions are parrallel and in L. eocenicus they are at a 40%
angle. |
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Carapace
showing the two frontal protrusions clearly
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Section
of tail, showing textural detail
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