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The fossil shrimp species Caridina nitida A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 described from the Oligocene lacustrine deposits of Aix-en-Provence was considered to be a nomen dubium. Based on newly discovered specimens at the type locality, we provide an illustrated re-description of this species. The detailed morphological study leads us to place C. nitida within the extant genus DugastellaBouvier, 1912. These new data support the hypothesis of a fresh to slightly brackish palaeoenvironment. A specimen possibly corresponding to A. Milne-Edward's holotype was found in the collections of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle but since the fossil shrimp is not visible anymore (destroyed), a neotype is designated among the new specimens.
Révision de Dugastella nitida n. comb. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae), une crevette d'eau douce de l'Oligocène d'Aix-en-Provence.
L'espèce de crevette fossile Caridina nitida A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 provenant des sédiments lacustres d'Aix-en-Provence et datant de l'Oligocène était considérée comme nomen dubium. À partir de nouveaux spécimens découverts dans la localité type, nous proposons une re-description illustrée de cette espèce. L'étude morphologique nous conduit à la placer au sein du genre actuel DugastellaBouvier, 1912. Ces nouvelles données renforcent l'hypothèse d'un paléoenvironnement dulcicole à légèrement saumâtre. L'holotype de A. Milne-Edwards a été retrouvé dans les collections du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle mais la crevette fossile n'étant pas visible (détruite), un néotype est désigné parmi les nouveaux spécimens décrits.
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