Thomas E. Bowman, Jill Yager and Thomas M. Iliffe. 1985. Speonebalia
cannoni, n. gen., n. sp., from the Caicos Islands, the first hypogean leptostracan
(Nebaliacea, Nebaliidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 98:439-446.
Speonebalia cannoni is described from two marine
caves on Providenciales Island. It is characterized by the small rostrum,
eyestalks without visual elements, mandible without incisor, maxilla 2 with very
small exopod and unidivided endopod, and broad caudal ramus with densely setose
margins.
Thomas E. Bowman, deceased -
Thomas M. Iliffe, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at
Galveston, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77553, USA.
E-mail:
iliffet@tamug.edu
Keywords: Speonebalia; marine cave; Providenciales Island.
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