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Cretaceous Crab:Longusorbis cuniculosus
Photo 1: Longusorbis in concretion. This crab is found in only place in the world: the Shelter Point Reef. It is found in the concretions that weather out of the shale. It is characterized by three teeth at the front of each side of the carapice (barely visible in photo) and long eye stalks.
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Other Vancouver Island Cretaceous Fossils: Crustaceans: Linuparus (Spiny Lobster), Longusorbis (Crab) Ammonites: Hauericeras, Polyptychoceras Bivalves: Inoceramus, Sphenoceramus Gastropods: Capulus (Elf Cap Snail) |
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