How to become a crab: Phenotypic constraints on a recurring body plan
JM Wolfe, J Luque, HD Bracken‐Grissom - BioEssays, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental question in biology is whether phenotypes can be predicted by ecological or
genomic rules. At least five cases of convergent evolution of the crab‐like body plan (with a …
genomic rules. At least five cases of convergent evolution of the crab‐like body plan (with a …
Checklist of fossil decapod crustaceans from tropical America. Part I: Anomura and Brachyura
Our knowledge of fossil crustaceans from the tropics has increased considerably during
recent decades, thanks to novel findings and the re-examination of museum specimens …
recent decades, thanks to novel findings and the re-examination of museum specimens …
Exceptional preservation of mid-Cretaceous marine arthropods and the evolution of novel forms via heterochrony
J Luque, RM Feldmann, O Vernygora… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Evolutionary origins of novel forms are often obscure because early and transitional fossils
tend to be rare, poorly preserved, or lack proper phylogenetic contexts. We describe a new …
tend to be rare, poorly preserved, or lack proper phylogenetic contexts. We describe a new …
Phylogeny and classification of raninoida (Decapoda: Brachyura)
H Karasawa, CE Schweitzer… - Journal of Crustacean …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic analysis of most genera within fossil and extant Raninoida (Brachyura) based
on 72 adult morphological characters yielded a new superfamily and family level …
on 72 adult morphological characters yielded a new superfamily and family level …
Evolution of crabs–history and deconstruction of a prime example of convergence
G Scholtz - Contributions to Zoology, 2014 - brill.com
Compared with the elongate bodies of shrimps or lobsters, crabs are characterised by a
compact body organisation with a depressed, short carapace and a ventrally folded pleon …
compact body organisation with a depressed, short carapace and a ventrally folded pleon …
The oldest higher true crabs (C rustacea: D ecapoda: B rachyura): insights from the E arly C retaceous of the A mericas
J Luque - Palaeontology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the extensive fossil record of higher crabs (E ubrachyura) from L ate C retaceous
and C enozoic rocks worldwide, their E arly C retaceous occurrences are scarce and …
and C enozoic rocks worldwide, their E arly C retaceous occurrences are scarce and …
[HTML][HTML] Spider crabs of the Western Atlantic with special reference to fossil and some modern Mithracidae
AA Klompmaker, RW Portell, AT Klier, V Prueter… - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Spider crabs (Majoidea) are well-known from modern oceans and are also common in the
western part of the Atlantic Ocean. When spider crabs appeared in the Western Atlantic in …
western part of the Atlantic Ocean. When spider crabs appeared in the Western Atlantic in …
Phylogeny and classification of Necrocarcinoidea (Brachyura: Raninoida) with the description of two new genera
CE Schweitzer, H Karasawa, J Luque… - Journal of Crustacean …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic analysis of most species within Necrocarcinoidea based upon 55 adult
morphological characters supports the inclusion of 5 families within the superfamily. Two …
morphological characters supports the inclusion of 5 families within the superfamily. Two …
An Aptian sponge-associated decapod crustacean assemblage from Cal Cassanyes (Catalonia, north-east Iberian Peninsula): Taxonomy and palaeoecological …
À Ossó, BWM van Bakel, P Artal… - Cretaceous …, 2024 - Elsevier
A highly diverse decapod crustacean fauna is described from the classic Aptian outcrop of
Cal Cassanyes (Castellet i la Gornal) in Catalonia. Although decapod crustaceans are a …
Cal Cassanyes (Castellet i la Gornal) in Catalonia. Although decapod crustaceans are a …
[PDF][PDF] New brachyuran crabs from the Aptian–Albian Romualdo Formation, Santana Group of Brazil: evidence for a tethyan connection to the Araripe Basin
LAC Prado, J Luque, AMF Barreto… - Acta Palaeontologica …, 2018 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Despite the exceptional palaeontological richness of the renowned Santana Group from the
Early Cretaceous Araripe Basin of Brazil, only one specimen of true crabs (Brachyura) has …
Early Cretaceous Araripe Basin of Brazil, only one specimen of true crabs (Brachyura) has …