Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni Stenzel, 1945 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Cenomanocarcinidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of Morocco

Abstract

Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni Stenzel, 1945 (Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot, Vega andVan Bakel, 2008) is reported from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of Morocco. The discovery of Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni along the antique Northern Atlantic Moroccan coast may suggest a distribution of the genus from the Western Central Atlantic to the African coasts following two different directions. In addition, the morphological variation of C. vanstraeleni on multiple specimens from Cenomanian-Turonian localities of Colombia, Mexico, and United States is discussed.Keywords: Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Late Cretaceous, Morocco. Stenzel, 1945 (Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot, Vega y Van Bakel, 2008 Resumen Se reporta Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni