Cretaceous–Palaeogene lobsters, Hoploparia stokesi (Weller, 1903), from Antarctica: historical review, and transfer of specimens from the United States Polar Rock Repository

• Published in: Polar research Vol. 43; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Babcock, Loren E., Feldmann, Rodney M., Grunow, Anne M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spånga Open Academia 16.02.2024; Norwegian Polar Institute
• Subjects: concretion; Cretaceous; Crustaceans; decapod; Expeditions; Fossils; Geological collections; Geology; Historical account; Hoploparia; lagerstätte; Lobsters; Marine crustaceans; Multiship expeditions; Museums; nephropoidea; Palaeocene; Palaeogene; Paleocene; Paleogene; Repositories; Rocks; seymour island; Shellfish; Seymour Island; Ohio; Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula; United States > US

The nephropid lobster Hoploparia stokesi (Weller 1903a) is widely distributed among the islands of the Antarctic Peninsula, where it occurs in strata of Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) to Palaeogene (Paleocene) age. Specimens of H. stokesi collected during expeditions in the 1980s that were in...