Natalia Starzyk, B. V. van Bakel, A. Klompmaker, G. Schweigert, René H. B. Fraaije
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Abstract
Our understanding of the molting process in the Jurassic brachyurans is very scarce because useful material is rare. New specimens from Poland and Germany, in addition to previously known specimens, let us further investigate the molting process. Specimens of Laeviprosopon laeve reveal characters not known before. On the dorsal carapace, molting lines are confirmed in three species of Laeviprosopon : the type species L. laeve , L. laculatum and L. fraasi . This brought questions about the systematic position of Laeviprosopon , which we here reassign to Homolidae within Homoloidea. Furthermore, two specimens ascribed previously to L. sublaeve are transferred to L. fraasi
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