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During fieldwork in a small outcrop of the lower Aptian Margas de Forcall Formation at La Cova del Vidre, hitherto known as the type locality of the anomuran Pagurus avellanedai, new decapod crustacean material has been recovered. In this newly recovered lot, two undescribed species of brachyuran have been recognised; there are here described as Rathbunopon tarraconensis and Pithonoton lluismariaorum. In addition, numerous remains of the anomuran P. avellanedai, enable an improvement of the original description of this taxon, and an analysis of associated ammonites from La Cova del Vidre has resulted in precise age calibration for the first time.

A detailed report of the decapod crustaceans discovered in the Middle-Late Miocene outcrops of the 'Faluns' of Anjou-Touraine (West of France) is here presented. The Couffon's compendium (1908) is reviewed, and the systematics updated. A total of seven genera and eight species of eubrachyuran crabs, undetermined chelae, and one anomuran species, are reported. The varied decapod assemblage, dominated by Pilumnus mediterraneus (Lőrenthey, 1897), shows clear affinity with coeval decapod faunas from the Mediterranean and Paratethys realm. This fauna dwelt in a shallow warm and agitated environment of bryozoan meadows. The age of Hebertides jurassica Guinot, De Angeli & Garassino, 2007, is confirmed, and the probable provenance of the holotype is suggested. We also discuss the generic status of Scylla michelini A. Milne-Edwards, 1861 transferred herein to Necronectes A. Milne-Edwards, 1881. RÉSUMÉ Évaluation des crustacés décapodes fossiles du Miocène moyen-supérieur des 'Faluns' (Anjou-Touraine, France). Une présentation détaillée d'une série de crustacés décapodes provenant de différents affleurements des faluns du Miocène moyen-supérieur de l'Anjou-Touraine (ouest de la France) est présentée dans cet article. Un total de sept genres et huit espèces d'eubrachyures et une espèce d'anomure sont décrits ici. Cet assemblage de décapodes est varié, dominé par Pilumnus mediterraneus (Lőrenthey, 1897), montrant une affinité claire avec les faunes de décapodes contemporaines de la Mer Méditerranée et du domaine paratéthysien. Cette faune vivait dans un environnement peu profond, chaud et agité, dans des prairies à bryozoaires. L'âge de Hebertides jurassica Guinot, De Angeli & Garassino, 2007 est confirmé, et la provenance éventuelle de l'holotype est ici suggérée. Le statut générique de Scylla michelini A. Milne-Edwards, 1861 est discuté et transféré à Necronectes A. Milne-Edwards, 1881.

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A new species of a fossil brachyuran decapod crustacean, Kromtitis lluisprietoi sp. nov. (Dynomenidae, Paradynomeninae), from the Lutetian (middle Eocene) outcrops of Alicante province (Spain), is described. Kromtitis is a genus of dynomenid crabs, known only from the fossil record, characterized by a dorsal carapace with areolate morphology, with rounded tubercles ornate with granules, and irregular lateral teeth. In contrast to its congeners, Kromtitis lluisprietoi sp. nov. has less vaulted carapace with areolate regions bearing raised tubercles ornamented with granules. The genus Kromtitis is well-known from several species reported from the Eocene strata of northern Italy and Hungary. Kromtitis lluisprietoi sp. nov. represents the first record of the genus from the Iberian Peninsula.