Beurlenia
| Beurlenia Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Beurlenia Martins-Neto & Mezzalira, 1991 |
| Species: | B. araripensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Beurlenia araripensis Martins-Neto & Mezzalira, 1991 | |
Beurlenia araripensis is an extinct species of shrimp in its own genus, Beurlenia.[1] It is named after the German palaeontologist Karl Beurlen (1901–1985).[2]
References
- ↑ R. G. Martins-Neto & S. Mezzalira (1991). "Descrição de novos crustáceos (Caridea) da Formação Santana, Cretáceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias. 63: 155–160.
- ↑ Günter Schweigert, David M. Martill & Mark Williams (2007). "Crustacea of the Crato Formation". In David M. Martill, Günter Bechly & Robert F. Loveridge. The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World. Cambridge University Press. pp. 133–141. ISBN 978-0-521-85867-0.
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