Contr. Tert. Quatern. Geol. 35(1-4) 113-127 1 tab., 2 pis. Leiden, April 1998
Decapod, stomatopod and cirripede Crustacea from
the Pliocene Bowden shell bed,
St Thomas parish, Jamaica
Joe S.H. Collins
LONDON, ENGLAND
AND
Roger W. Portell
FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
Collins, Joe S.H. & Roger W. Portell. Decapod, stomatopod and cirripede Crustacea from the Pliocene Bowden shell bed, St Thomas parish,
Jamaica. In: Donovan, S.K. (ed). The Pliocene Bowden shell bed, southeast Jamaica. — Contr. Tert. Quatern. Geol., 35(1-4): 113-127,1 tab.,
2 pis. Leiden, April 1998.
Twenty eight decapods have been identifiedfrom the Pliocene Bowden shell bed, Bowden Formationof southeast Jamaica. They consist mostly
of and fixed and known concentration of Pliocene recorded within the dactyli fingers, represent the greatest crustaceans from any one locality
Caribbean. A which consists of and barnacle and stomatopod, a partial raptorial claw, three genera,Arcoscalpellum, Conopea, Ceratoconcha,
also in this taxa are present deposit. The stomatopod and Conopea represent the first known occurrence of these in the Caribbean fossil record.
Key words —- Bowden shell bed, Pliocene, Decapoda, Stomatopoda, Cirripedia.
J.S.H. Collins, 8 Shaw's Cottages, Perry Rise, Forest Hill, London SE23 2QN, England; R.W.Portell, Florida Museum of Natural History,
University ofFlorida, P.O. Box 117800,Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800, U.S.A.
Contents identification adopted herein. The continuing refinement of
phylogenetic lines, as presently recognised, since the Plio-
must also be taken into consideration. Introduction p. 113 cene
114 Nevertheless, the number of taxa (28 in 26 genera) here Systematic palaeontology p.
from the Bowden shell bed, is not Acknowledgements p. 118 recognised only greater
than that recorded from either of the other two formations References p. 119
mentionedabove, but represents the greatest known concen-
tration of Pliocene recorded from crustacean species any one
within Caribbean Introduction locality the region. As presently ascer-
tained, twelve of the to the fossil record generaare new of
Jamaica, seven are common to the Falmouth This paper completes a major review of the Plio-Pleistocene Formation,
decapod and cirripede crustaceans of Jamaica, begun by eleven are common to the Port Morant Formation, and five
to all three formations Table One Morris (1993) with a survey of species from the late Pleisto- are common (see 1). genus,
the Pacific of Central cene Falmouth Formation of Jamaica's central north coast, Chlorilia, presently occurs on coast
followed and the here attributed and by a report on the crabs and barnacles from the America, species to Platylambrus
related Pacific forms. coeval Port Morant Formation, as exposed on the southeast Portunus are more closely to coast The
coast of the island (Collins et al., 1997). In addition, notice is only other known fossil species of Mesorhoea is Mesorhoea
given ofthe first fossil stomatopod remains from the Carib- mauryae, described by Rathbun (1919) from the Miocene of bean region. Santo Domingo, and is, according to Rathbun, related to the
The fragmentary preservation of much of the Pliocene form here attributedto Mesorhoeaaff. sexspinosa Stimpson,
Bowden shell bed crab material(consisting largely of dactyli 1871. and fixed note fingers), together with the proximity of these parts Two other generaof among those new to the fossil within allied has influenced the broad record of Jamaica Cancer and Cancer closely genera, greatly are Hyas. species are 114
from the Plio-Pleistocene 1966 — 1. known of eastern North America. Platybalone sp. Caldwell, p. 339, fig.
Nations 1979 Ctenocheles — Blow Clark & 495. According to (1975), Cancer species are sensitive to sp. in Fitch, p. water temperature and the distribution of Recent eastern
Material — Caldwell for North American species extends only to the Bermudas. One finger; see (1966, p. 340)
No additional of this located in Similarly, Recent Hyas occurs only in more northerly waters. figure. specimens genus were the collections of the UWIGM. FLMNH, TU or Hence the (possible) occurrence of these two genera in the
Remarks — needlefish Jamaican Pliocene either cooler climate Caldwell (1966) recorded a jaw that suggests a or a
re-identified the claw of callianassid subsequent preference of the two genera for a coolerhabitat. was subsequently as a W.C. The As in the previous works cited, the crab fauna is domi- shrimp by Blow (in Clarke & Fitch, 1979). speci- nated by species of xanthids (35.7%), followed by majids men was collected from the Bowden series, that is, the
(17.9%), portunids (10.7%), callianassids (7.1%), pagurids BowdenFormation, Old Pera beds and Port Morant Forma- in (7.1%), calappids (7.1%), parthenopids (7.1%), leucosiids tion modem usage. Caldwell's locality suggests that the
(3.6%), and cancrids (3.6%). Unlike the other late Cenozoic specimen was collected from either the Old Pera beds or the
BowdenFormation. Because of the of the loca- formations of Jamaica, callianassids are quite rare in the uncertainty tion and horizon which it it is doubtful that Bowden shell bed. at was collected,
The this derived from the Bowden shell bed. fossil arthropod specimens discussed in this paper are specimen was it is reposited in the Invertebrate Paleontology Division of the However, included here for completeness.
Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH, Gainesville,
otherwise Florida), unless noted. All are identified by a
University of Florida (UF) catalogue number. Most of the Superfamily Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 specimens discussed herein were derived from sieved bulk Family Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 matrix samples collected from unit 2of the Bowden shell bed Genus Petrochirus Stimpson, 1859
(sensu Pickerill et al., 1998) in May 1990and June 1994 by a field crew from the FLMNH. Additional materials were
Petrochirus cf. obtained from the collections of Tulane University (TU) and bahamensis (Herbst, 1791) the Geology Museum, University of the West Indies, King- PI. 1, Fig. 2a, b ston, Jamaica (UW1GM). Reference is made to Pickerill et
Material— left fixed al. (1998) for a discussion of the sedimentology and palaeo- Two partial fingers, UF 68149 and UF environment of the Bowden shell bed. 68160.
Remarks — Morris recorded Petrochirus from the (1993) sp.
east shore of Rio Bueno Harbour, St Ann parish. Collins et
SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY al. (1997) reported P. bahamensis, the largest of the Recent
Caribbean hermit crabs, to be common in the Port Morant
Order Decapoda Latreille, 1803 Formation at Old Pera, St Thomas parish.
Infraorder Anomura H. Milne Edwards, 1832
Superfamily Thalassinoidea Latreille, 1831
Callianassidae 1852 lat. Family Dana, s. Genus Paguristes Dana, 1852
Callianassa Genus Leach, 1814 s. lat.
Paguristes sp.
PI. 1, Fig. 3
‘Callianassa’ sp.
PI. 1, Fig. 1 Material— Left dactylus, UF 68215.
Remarks — This specimen is a dactylus which, while dis-
Material — Two partial fingers, UF 68120and UF 68125. tinct, is close to Paguristes lymani A. Milne Edwards &
Remarks — Collins et al. (1997) recognised two genera, Bouvier, 1893, a common extant Caribbean species which is
Neocallichirus and from the Pleistocene Port Glypturus, found at 27 to 1,600 m depth. The single specimen of Pa-
Morant while Morris Formation, (1993) reported many guristes sp. from the Bowden shell bed represents its first
of Callianassa specimens spp. from the Pleistocene Falmouth occurrence in the Jamaican fossil record. Elsewhere in the
Formationat Rio Bueno Harbour, St Ann Parish. However, Caribbean Rathbun the region, (1935) reported genus from in with these comparison deposits, callianassid remains are the early Miocene Chipola Formation of northern Florida. an exceedingly rare occurrence in the Bowden shellbed.
Infraorder Brachyura Latreille, 1803
Genus Ctenocheles Kishinouye, 1926 Superfamily Calappoidea de Haan, 1833
Family Calappidae de Haan, 1833
Ctenocheles sp. Genus Calappa Weber, 1795 115
Calappa aff. springeri Rathbun, 1931 Material— Right dactylus, UF 68135.
PI. 1, Fig. 4 Remarks — This taxon is new to the fossil record of Jamaica.
Rathbun (1935) recorded Hyas araneus (Linne, 1758) as
Material— Fourteen UF 68087, UF 68095, UF right dactyli, occurring in the Pleistocene Leda Clay of Maine.The genus
68096, UF 68097, UF 68112, UF 68122, UF 68134, UF is also known from Pleistocene deposits in Scotland (A. Bell,
68161, UF 68165, UF 68172, UF 68175, UF 68183, UF 1896). Today, along the east coast of the UnitedStates, Hyas
68186 and UF 68193. occurs from Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Remarks — Caribbean Calappa springeri, a common Recent (Rathbun, 1925).
species, is also known from the Pleistocene Port Morant
Formation(Collins et al., 1997). Generally, the Bowden shell bed dactyli have a smoother surface than specimens from the Genus and
Port Morant with of fine 1823 Formation, a single row granules on subgenus Mithrax (Mithrax) Desmarest,
the aff. the upper margin. Calappa springeri was most
taxon common decapod found in the Bowden shellbed. Mithrax (Mithrax) sp.
PI. 1, Fig. 8a, b
Genus Hepatus: Latreille, 1802 Material— A partial right fixed finger, UF 68201.
Remarks — A common Recent genus throughout the Carib-
Hepatus sp. bean region, this taxon is represented by limb fragments in
PI. 1, Fig. 5a, b both the Falmouth and Port Morant Formations of Jamaica
(Table 1). Exceptionally well-preserved carapaces of several
Material— Partial left propodus, UF 75751, and partial right species of this genus have been described from the Pleisto-
propodus, UF 75752. cene of Barbados (Collins & Morris, 1976). The single
Remarks —The of Bowden has milled of propodus Hepatus princeps Flerbst, 1794, specimen a cutting edge typical
the species presently occurring in Jamaicanwaters (Rathbun, Mithrax (M.) caribbaeus Rathbun, 1920, and M. (M.) spino-
differs 1897), from the Bowden shell bed specimens in that sissimus (Lamarck, 1818), but lacks the ridge on the inner
the basal of smoother. The two rows granules are relatively surface that is typical of the latter.
Port Morant FormationHepatus praecox Collins et al., 1997,
described from a carapace, has affinitieswith both H. prin-
ceps and its Pacific analogue, Hepatus kossmanni Neumann, Genus Pitho T. Bell, 1836
1878.
Pitho sp.
PI. 1, Fig. 9 Family Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819
Genus Persephona Lcach, 1817 Material — Three right dactyli, UF 68083, UF 68121 and
UF 68196; a left dactylus, UF 68169; and a partial finger, UF
Persephona aff. punctata punctata (Linné, 1758) 68216.
PI. 1, Fig. 6 — Remarks The genus was previously recorded in the fossil
record of Jamaica from the Port Morant Formation(Collins
Material— Seven meri of chelae and pereiopods, UF 68088, where it is of Pitho et al., 1997), represented by a carapace UF 68102, UF 68132, UF 68150, UF 68166, UF 68173 and anisodon (von Martens, 1872). However, the present speci- UF 77750. mens appear to approximate more closely the dactyli of
Remarks — Persephona is well known from the p. punctata another extant Jamaican species, P. aculeata (Gibbes, 1850). Recent of Jamaica. Rathbun(1935) described fossils of this taxon from the Mioceneand Pleistoceneof the Atlantic coast,
North America. Collins et al. P. (1997) reported p. punctata Genus Chlorilia Dana, 1851 from the Pleistocene Port Morant Formation and Collins &
Morris (1976) recorded P. cf. p. punctata from the Miocene aff. Chlorilia sp. of Trinidad. PI. 1, Fig. 10
Material— A partial left dactylus, UF 68202. Samouelle, 1819 Superfamily Majoidea — Remarks This genus presently inhabits waters off the Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to San Diego, Genus 1814 Hyas Leach, California and Japan.
aff. Hyas sp. Genus Rochinia A. Milne 1875 PI. 1, Fig. 7 Edwards, 116
Rochinia UF 68081, UF 68086 and UF 68188; and a left aff. sp. dactyli,
PI. 1, Fig. 11 dactylus, UF 68131.
Remarks — Although this common Recent species is known
Material— Two right dactyli, UF 68094 and UF 68104. from neither the Falmouth nor Port Morant formations, it
Remarks — This taxon is new to the fossil record of Jamaica occurs in the early Miocene Chipola Formation of Florida
Pleistocene of the eastern Atlantic states. and, although not among Recent crabs recorded from the and in deposits
However, the is in the Port Morant For- island, it is a widely distributed genus present on both the genus represented
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of America. The teeth on the mation by Callinectes cf. toxodes Ordway, 1863, a Pacific
coast and C. in the Bowden specimens appear more coalesced than those of species, jamaicensis Withers, 1924,
Recent species. middle Eocene Chapelton Formation of Hanover parish,
Jamaica.
Family Parthenopidae H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Genus Platylambrus Stimpson, 1871 Genus Ovalipes Rathbun, 1898
Platylambrus aff. sp. Ovalipes sp.
PI. 1, Fig. 12 PI. 2, Fig. 1
— Material A partial right fixed finger, UF 75828. Material — Two partial fingers, UF 68133 and UF 68206.
— Bowden shell bed materialhas a Remarks The superficial — recorded Remarks This widely distributed genus was not resemblance to P. (P.) depressiuscula Stimpson, 1871, a from the Recent fauna of Jamaicaby Rathbun(1930) and has
to Pacific coast form ranging from Manzanilla, Mexico, not before been reported from the Jamaican fossil record.
but differs in brief continuationof occludent Panama, a spinules along Although somewhat worn, the distinct convex the the basal margin and arrangement of cusps along oppos- margin of the figured specimen is typical of living members ing margin. of the genus.
Genus Mesorhoea Stimpson, 1871 Genus Portunus Weber, 1795
Mesorhoea aff. sexspinosa Stimpson, 1871 Portunus sp.
PI. 1, Fig. 13 PI. 2, Fig. 2
— 75826. Material A partial merus, UF
Material — Three right dactyli, UF 68092, UF 68128 and Remarks — The present range of this species extends from UF 68145. southeast Cape Lookout, North Carolina, to the Virgin
Remarks — The genus is common in the Caribbean region, Islands, at depths of between 8-100 m (Williams, 1984).
but not frequently reported as a fossil. The Bowden shell bed
the material appears to be its first known occurrence in
Jamaicanfossil record. Elsewhere, it has beenrecorded from Family Cancridae Linne, 1758 the Plio-Pleistoceneof Barbados & Genus Cancer Linne, 1758 (Collins Morris, 1976), and the Miocene of Florida and the Dominican Republic
(Rathbun, 1919, 1935). The Bowden shell bed specimens aff. Cancer sp. share characters with P. panamensis (Stimpson, 1871) and P. PI. 1, Fig. 14
asper (A. Milne Edwards, 1861), both of which are Recent
Pacific coast species. Material— Two partial fingers, UF 68157and UF 68220.
Remarks — While this genus is not known to inhabit the
Caribbean region south of the Bermudas, Nations (1975) Superfamily Xanthoidea McLeay, 1838 recorded three fossil species from the Plio-Pleistocene of Family Xanthidae McLeay, 1838 eastern North America. Genus Eurypoda A. MilneEdwards, 1880
aff. Eurypoda Genus Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 sp. PI. 2, Fig. 3
Callinectes aff. sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Material— A UF and left fixed PI. 1, Fig. 15 right dactylus, 68091; a
finger, UF 68210.
— does have been Material — A partial left propodus, UF 68212; three right Remarks The genus not appear to previ- 117
ously reported from the Caribbean fossil record. Remarks — Micropanope nuttingi, recorded as Xanthias
nuttingi by Rathbun (1897) among the Recent Jamaican
crabs, has not before been recognised as a fossil from Ja-
Genus Eurytium Stimpson, 1859 maica. However, M. spinipes A. Milne Edwards, 1880,
recorded from the Falmouth Formation (Table 1), was not
Eurytium aff. limosum (Say, 1818) identified by Rathbun(1930) from Jamaicawaters. Another
PI. 2, Fig. 4a, b species, M. polita Rathbun, 1893,recorded by Morris (1993)
from the FalmouthFormation, is now restricted to the Pacific
Material — A right propodus, UF 77650; and a right fixed Central American region.
finger, UF 68115.
Remarks — This species is also present in the Pleistocene of
Jamaica and recorded Rathbun from (Table 1), was by (1935) Genus Neopanope A. Milne Edwards, 1880
the early Miocene Chipola Formationin northern Florida and
from the Pliocene Formation Carolina. Duplin in North Neopanope sp.
PI. 2, Fig. 9
Genus 1817 — Eriphia Latreille, Material A left fixed finger, UF 68093; and a partial
finger, UF 68108.
Eriphia sp. Remarks — This genus has not been reported previously
PI. 2, Fig. 5 from the fossil record of the Caribbean region.
Material — Threeright dactyli, UF 68142, UF 68144 and
UF 68151;and a partial left fixed finger, UF 75827. Genus Panopeus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Remarks — The large occludent tubercle and scattering of
dorsal granules strongly suggest inclusion of this specimen in Panopeus aff. herbstii H. MilneEdwards, 1834
Eriphia. This extant Jamaican genus does not appear to have PI. 2, Fig. 10
been previously recorded as a fossil from the Caribbean
region. Material— A right partial propodus, UF 73183; three right
dactyli, UF 68099, UF 68111 and UF 68155; and a partial
finger, UF 68180.
Genus Milne — Eurypanopeus A. Edwards, 1880 Remarks The genus is represented by P. herbstii in the
FalmouthFormation, and by P. herbstii and P. rugosus A.
Eurypanopeus sp. Milne Edwards, 1880, in the Port Morant Formation.
PI. 2, Fig. 6
Material— Two partial fingers, UF 68100 and UF 68140. Genus PilumnusLeach, 1815
Remarks — The is in the genus represented Falmouth For-
mation of Jamaica by Eurypanopeus abbreviatus Stimpson,
I860(Morris, 1993) and in the Port Morant Formation by E. Pilumnus aff. pannosus Rathbun, 1896
cf. depressus (Smith, 1869) (Collins et al., 1997). PI. 2, Fig. 11
Material— A partial left dactylus, UF 68153; and a partial
Genus Micropanope Stimpson, 1871 finger, UF 68189.
Remarks — The upper margin of the dactylus is smooth and
Micropanope aff. nuttingi (Rathbun, 1898) the three low cusps of the occludent margin closely approxi-
PI. 2, Fig. 7 mate Recent forms.
Material— A right dactylus, UF 68138; and three partial
UF UF 68205 and UF 68224. fingers, 68123, Pilumnus aff. spinossimus Rathbun, 1898
Remarks — See below. PI. 2, Fig. 12a, b
Material— A partial right propodus, UF 68127; five right aff. A. Milne 1880 Micropanope spinipes Edwards, dactyli, UF 68139, UF 68141, UF 68190, UF 68208and UF PI. 2, 8 Fig. 68225; two left dactyli, UF 68171 and UF 68174; and a
partial finger, UF 68177.
Material— A right fixed finger, UF 68106. Remarks — Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897 occurs in the Port 118
Morant Formation et with P. (Collins al., 1997) and, together gorgonian corals and, therefore, usually has a distinct, boat-
recorded the Recent Jamaican crab pannosus, were among shaped basis. Several of the Bowden specimens still have
fauna by Rathbun (1897). The present distribution of P. remnants of the gorgonian embedded in their bases and all
spinossimus ranges from the Florida Keys to Dry Tortugas retain their characteristic reddish colour with faint white
(Abele & Kim, 1986). stripes. None of the Bowden Conopea shells contained
opercular plates. These are the first Caribbean fossil Conopea
to be reported. The genus is also known from the Mioceneof
the southeast U.S.A. one species, C. galeatus Order Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817 Today, only
(Linne, 1771), inhabits American waters.
Stomatopoda gen. et sp. indet.
PI. 2, Fig. 13
Family Pyrgomatidae Gray, 1825
Subfamily Ceratoconchinae Newman & Ross, 1976 Material — Distal end of dactylus of raptorial claw with Genus Ceratoconcha Kramberger-Goijanovic, 1889 three teeth, UF 68209.
Remarks — Stomatopod crustaceans are important members
of tropical and subtropical sublittoral communities (Camp, Ceratoconcha sp. 1973). However, they are very rare in the fossil record. PI. 2, Fig. 16 Besides the Bowden occurrence, no other fossil stomatopods
have thus far been reported from the Caribbean. Elsewhere, Material — One shell with partial basis, UF 66902. Rathbun (1935) listed two species, Gonodactylus oerstedii Remarks — No opercular plates were associated with this Hansen, 1895, from the Miocene St Mary's Formation of coral-inhabiting barnacle nor were isolated opercular plates North Carolina and Chloridella empusa (Say, 1818) from the of this taxon picked from bulk samples. The single, well- Pleistocene Talbot Formation of Maryland. Additionally, shell, of its coral host, preserved lacking any remnant was Rathbun (1926) recorded Chloridella sonomana from the found in the Bowden shell bed collectionof the UWIGM. No (probable) Pliocene of California. Holthuis & Manning other Pliocene occurrences of Jamaican coral-inhabiting stated C. in the (1969) sonomana may belong genus Squilla. barnacles are known. However, Pleistocene Ceratoconcha
have been reported from the island by Morris (1993) and
Collins et al. (1997), and are referableto C. aff. barbadensis Class Cirripedia Burmeister, 1834 (Withers, 1926). These specimens were collected from the Family Arcoscalpellidae Hoek, 1907 Falmouth Formationat Round Hill Bluff, Hanover parish and Genus Arcoscalpellum Hoek, 1907 the Port Morant Formation at Old Pera, St Thomas parish,
respectively. Newman & Ladd (1974) described the early
Miocenecoral-inhabiting barnacles, Eoceratoconcha renzi, Arcoscalpellum arawakianum Collins & Donovan, 1996 E. sp., and Ceratoconcha creusioides from the Newport PI. 2, Fig. 14 Formation near Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth parish and C. jungi
from the Montpelier Formation near Discovery Bay,
Trelawny parish. Material— A single carina broken apically, BMNH IC 18.
Remarks — The single carinaofA. arawakianum has much
in common with that ofthe Recent North Atlantic species, A. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS latidorsum (Pilsbry, 1907).Arcoscalpellum arawakianum is
the youngest fossil member of the genus known from the
Caribbean For further discussion of this region. species see We are particularly grateful to Kevin Schindler (Lowell Collins & Donovan (1996). Observatory, formerly of FLMNH), for his many years of
loyal service while collecting fossils in Jamaica. Additional
assistance with fieldwork was provided by Jon Bryan (Oka- Suborder Balanomorpha Pilsbry, 1916 loosa-Walton Community College), Dan Frederick (Austin-
Family BalanidaeLeach, 1817 Peay State University), and Jim Heller(formerly University Genus Conopea Say, 1822 of Tennessee). Emily and Harold Vokes (Tulane University)
kindly donated fossil decapods they collected from the
Conopea sp. Bowden shell bed in June 1969.Debra Krumm is thanked for
PI. b 2, Fig. 15a, allowing access to the Recent decapod collectionsunder her
care at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort
Material— Four shells, UF 68143(2 shells), UF 68227 and Pierce, Florida. Stephen Donovan (University of the West
UF 68228. Indies) provided much encouragement for this project.
Remarks — is which lives attached Conopea a genus to Barbara Toomey provided financial support. All photographs 119
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PLIOCENE PLEISTOCENE
BSB PMF FF
Callianassidae
' ‘Callianassa’'Callianassa indet. genus etet spp. Xx Xx
■> CtenochelesCtenocheles sp. ?
Glypturus acanthochirusacanthochirus Stimpson, 1866 Xx
Neocallichirus peraensis Collins et al., 1997 Xx
Diogenidae
* *PaguristesPaguristes sp. Xx
Petrochirus sp. X
P. cf. bahamensisbahamensis Xx
P. bahamensis (Herbst, 1791) Xx
Porcellanidae
Petrolisthes sp. xX
Albuneidae
Albunea sp. xX
Calappidae
Calappa cf. gallus (Herbst, 1803) Xx
C. aff. springerispringen Xx
C. 1931 springerispringen Rathbun, 1931 xX
HepatusHepatus sp. Xx
H. Collins et 19971997 praecoxpraecox al., Xx
Leucosiidae
aff. PersephonaPersephona punctatapunctatapunctata (Linne,(Linné, 1758) Xx
P. punctata punctata (Linne,(Linné, 1758)1758) xX
UhliasUhlias cf. limbatus Stimpson, 1871 xX
M^jidaeMajidae
*aff.ChloriliaChlorilia sp.sp. Xx
*aff. *aff. Hyas sp. Xx
MithraculusMithraculus cf.cf. forcepsforceps A. Milne Edwards, 1875 xX
Mithrax sp. Xx
M. cf. caribbaeuscaribbaeusRathbun, 1920 Xx
M. M. hispidus (Herbst, 1790) Xx
M. spinosissimus (Lamarck,(Lamarck, 1818) Xx
M. verrucosus H. Milne Edwards, 1832 xX
Pitho sp. Xx
P. anisodon (von Martens, 1872) Xx
*aff. Rochinia sp. Xx
Parthenopidae
* *MesorhoeaMesorhoea aff. sexspinosasexspinosa Stimpson, 1871 Xx
* *1 Platylambrus sp. Xx
Cancridae
*aff. X Cancer sp. x 123
PLIOCENE PLEISTOCENE
BSB PMF FF
Portunidae
Callinectes cf. sapidus ; Rathbun, 1896 Xx
C. cf.cf. toxodes Ordway, 1863 Xx
*aff. OvalipesOvalipes sp.sp. Xx
*1*PortunusPortunus sp. Xx
Xanthidae
corallinus Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 Xx
*Eriphia*1Eriphia sp.sp. Xx
EurypanopeusEurypanopeus : sp. X
E. cf. depressusdepressus (Smith, 1869) Xx
E. abbreviatesabbreviatus(Stimpson, 1860) xX
*aff. *aff. Eurypoda sp. Xx
aff. limosum EurytiumEurytium aff. limosum (Say,(Say, 1818) Xx Xx
HexapanopeusHexapanopeus cf. caribbaeus (Stimpson, 1871) Xx
Micropanope aff. nuttingi (Rathbun, 1898) Xx
M. cf. polita Rathbun, 18931893 Xx
M. aff.aff. spinipes A. Milne Edwards, 1880 Xx Xx
*/ *NeopanopeNeopanope sp. Xx
Panopeus aff.aff. Herbstii H. Milne Edwards, 1834 Xx
P. cf. A. Milne 1880 rugosus A. Edwards, 1880 Xx
P. herbstii H. Milne 1834 P. H. Milne Edwards, 1834 Xx Xx
PhymodiusPhymodius cf. maculatusmaculatus (Stimpson, 1860) Xx
Pilumnus Pilumnus aff. pannosus Rathbun, 1896 xX
P. cf. sayjsayi Rathbun, 18971897 Xx
P. aff. spinossimusspinossimus Rathbun, 1898 Xx
Grapsidae
PachygrapsusPachygrapsus sp. Xx
Ocypodidae
Ucaf/ca sp. Xx Xx
Table 1. Jamaican fossil decapods from the Pliocene Bowden shell bed (BSB), late Pleistocene Port Morant Formation (PMF), and late
Pleistocene Falmouth Formation derived from the Collins al. and Morris (FF); data were present study, el (1997), (1993), respec-
Ctenocheles from the Bowden Formation Clarke & Fitch Occurrence of each is tively sp. was reported by (1979, p. 495). taxon
‘x’ in the column. An the fossil record of Jamaica. ‘?’ is indica- denotedby an appropriate asterisk (*) indicates a genus is new to an
tion that this species is known from the Coastal Group ofthe Bowden district, although not necessarily from the Bowden shell bed. 124
PLATE 1
1. UF inner 4.5. Fig. ‘Callianassa’ sp., 68125, partial finger, view, x
Fig. 2a, b. Petrochirus cf. bahamensis (Herbst, 1791), UF 68149, partial left fixed finger, a - outer view; b - inner view; both x 5.5.
3. UF left inner view, Fig. Paguristes sp., 68215, dactylus, x 6.4.
aff. Fig. 4. Calappa springeri Rathbun, 1931, UF 68186, right dactylus, outer view, x 4.8.
b. UF - - both 3.5. Fig. 5a, Hepatus sp., 75752, right propodus with damagedupper margin, a outer view; b inner view; x
6. UF 2.7. Fig. Persephona aff. punctata punctata (Linné, 1758), 77750, merus, x
7. aff. UF Fig. Hyas sp., 68135, right dactylus, inner view, x 7.7.
b. Mithrax UF - b - Fig. 8a, (Mithrax) sp., 68201, partial right fixed finger, a outer view; inner view, x 4.1.
Pitho UF 4.4. Fig. 9. sp., 68121, right dactylus, inner view, x
10. UF Fig. aff.Chloriliasp., 68202, partial left dactylus, inner view, x 11.
aff.Rochinia Fig. 11. sp., UF 68104, right dactylus, inner view, x 4.
12. Fig. Platylambrus sp., UF 75828, partial fixed finger, outer view, x 6.6.
Fig. 13. Mesorhoea aff. sexspinosa Stimpson, 1871, UF 75826, partial merus, x 8.5.
14. UF outer 4.1. Fig. aff. Cancer sp., 68157, partial finger, view, x
Fig. 15. Callinectesaff. sapidus Rathbun, 1896,UF 68086, right dactylus, outer view, x 4.5. 125\1
PLATE 1 126
PLATE 2
1. aff. UF inner 4.1. Fig. Ovalipes sp., 68133, partial finger, view, x
Portunus UF 10.5. Fig. 2. sp., 68092, right dactylus, outer view, x
aff. UF 8. Fig. 3. Eurypoda sp., 68210, left fixed finger, outer view, x
Fig. 4a, b. Eurytium aff. limosum (Say, 1818), UF 77650, right propodus, a - outer view; b - inner view; both x 3.2.
6.4. Fig. 5. Eriphia sp., UF 68142, right dactylus, outer view, x
Fig. 6. Eurypanopeus sp., UF 68100, partial finger, inner view, x 5.5.
Fig. 7. Micropanope aff. nuttingi (Rathbun, 1898), UF 68205, right dactylus, outer view, x 7.4.
Fig. 8. Micropanope aff. spinipes A. Milne Edwards, 1880, UF 68106, right fixed finger, inner view, x 8.
Fig. 9. Neopanope sp., UF 68093, left fixed finger, outer view, x 6.3.
Fig. 10. Panopeus aff. herbstii H. Milne Edwards, 1834, UF 73183, right partial propodus, outer view, x 4.7.
aff. UF left Fig. 11. Pilumnus pannosus Rathbun, 1896, 68153, partial dactylus, outer view, x 6.
Fig. 12a,b. Pilumnus aff. spinossimus Rathbun, 1898, UF 68127, right partial propodus, a - outer view; b - inner view; both x 7.3.
et UF end three 4.6. Fig. 13. Stomatopoda gen. sp. indet., 68209, distal of dactylus of raptorial claw with teeth, x
Fig. 14. Arcoscalpellum arawakianum Collins & Donovan, 1996, BMNH IC18, carina, outer view of holotype, x 4 (scanning electron
micrograph after Collins & Donovan, 1996).
- b. UF lateral view of b - bottom of shell characteristic both 3.3. Fig. 15a, Conopea sp., 68227, a shell; showing boat-shaped basis; x
16. 3.4. Fig. Ceratoconcha sp., UF 66902, top view ofshell, x 127\2
PLATE 2