Decapod crustaceans are fairly common in Cenozoic strata of northwestern and southern Belgium. In this work, the stratigraphic distribution of all known species is summarized.

A new genus and species (Decapoda: Brachyura: Prosopidae) is described from the lower Cretaceous Sebayashi Formation ofGunma Prefecture, Japan. It represents the second and oldest record of the Family Prosopidae from the North Pacific realm. A checklist of all known…

A new nephropid lobster, Hoploparia kamimurai new species is described from the Lower Cretaceous Ishido Formation (Barremian), Gunma Prefecture, central Japan. Two species of glypheid lobsters, Glyphea yoshiakii new species and Glyphea sp. were obtained from the Lower Cretaceous Arida…

The fossil crab Propinnotheroides orangeburgensis is described from the Eocene Santee Limestone in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The specimens, two nearly complete carapaces preserved in lithified coquina, add significant detail to our knowledge of the Eocene decapod faunas inhabiting the…

A systematic review of the crab genus Phlyctenodes Milne Edwards, 1862 is carried out. Based on carapace features, this taxon is placed in the subfamily Actaeinae, family Xanthidae MacLeay 1838. Species attributed to this genus are known from Eocene reef…

For reasons still unknown, the record of fossil paguroids preserved in situ is scanty. Here we present four examples from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic of northwest Europe and Russia, either collected recently or contained in old museum collections and recognised…