A guide to the fossil Decapoda (Crustacea: Axiidea, Anomura, Brachyura) of the British Isles

Ranging from the Jurassic to the Pleistocene, the fossil record of decapod crustaceans in the British Isles is extensive, comprised of 159 species (including those in open nomenclature) assigned to 101 genera. Preservation is variable, but most taxa are based upon carapace material; the study of disarticulated limb elements has added surprisingly little to the known diversity. No new taxa are erected herein, but some species have been reassigned...