2013 in arthropod paleontology

This list of fossil arthropods described in 2013 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2013. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.

Arachnids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAmiracarus pliocennatusSp. nov ValidMiko et al.Pliocene to PleistoceneAn oribatid mite.Chaerilobuthus longiaculeusSp. novValidLourençoCenomanianBurmese amberA scorpion, a species of Chaerilobuthus.FriularachneGen. et sp. nov ValidDalla Vecchia & SeldenLate Triassic (Norian)Dolomia di Forni FormationA member of Mygalomorphae, possibly an atypoid. The type species is Friularachne rigoi.GondwanascorpioGen. et sp. nov ValidGessDevonian (Famennian)Witpoort FormationA scorpion of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Gondwanascorpio emzantsiensis.Labidostoma (Pseudocornutella) electriSubgen. et sp. nov ValidSidorchuk & BertrandEoceneEuropeA labidostomatid mite found in Baltic amber, a species of Labidostoma.Lagonomegops? corSp. nov Valid Pérez-de la Fuente, Saupe & SeldenEarly Cretaceous (Albian)A lagonomegopid found in Albian Spanish amber, possibly a species of Lagonomegops.MongolarachneGen. et comb. nov ValidSelden, Shih & RenMiddle or Late JurassicA member of Araneomorphae related to the group Orbiculariae; a new genus for "Nephila" jurassica Selden, Shih & Ren (2011).PermotarbusGen. et sp. nov ValidDunlop & RößlerEarly PermianA member of Trigonotarbida. The type species is Permotarbus schuberti.Sellnickiella balticaeSp. nov ValidSidorchuk & BertrandEoceneEuropeA labidostomatid mite found in Baltic amber, a species of Sellnickiella.SoplaogonomegopsGen. et sp. nov ValidPérez-de la Fuente, Saupe & SeldenEarly Cretaceous (Albian)A lagonomegopid found in Albian Spanish amber. The type species is Soplaogonomegops unzuei.SpinomegopsGen. et 2 sp. nov ValidPérez-de la Fuente, Saupe & SeldenEarly Cretaceous (Albian)A lagonomegopid found in Albian Spanish amber. Genus contains two species: S. arcanus and S. aragonensis.TalbragaraneusGen. et sp. novValidSelden & BeattieJurassicTalbragar Fossil Fish BedA possible member of Uloboridae. The type species is Talbragaraneus jurassicus.Tityus azariSp. nov.DisputedLourençoLate Eocene or early Oligocene A buthid scorpion found in Dominican amber, a species of Tityus. Teruel (2017) considered this species to be a junior synonym of Tityus geratus Santiago-Blay & Poinar (1988), while Lourenço (2017) considered it to be a distinct species.TynecotarbusGen. et sp. nov ValidHradská & DunlopCarboniferous (late Pennsylvanian)A member of Trigonotarbida. The type species is Tynecotarbus tichaveki.

Crustaceans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcareprosoponGen. et comb. nov ValidKlompmakerEarly Cretaceous (late Albian)Eguino FormationA crab belonging to the family Prosopidae. The type species is "Pithonoton" bouvieri Van Straelen (1944).Acratia? hamadaiSp. nov ValidTanaka, Ono & Maeda in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, possibly a species of Acratia.Acratia? jeanvannieriSp. nov ValidForel in Forel et al.Late Permian to Early TriassicAn acratiid ostracod, a possible species of Acratia.Acratia nagyvisnyoensisSp. nov ValidForel in Forel et al.Late Permian (Changhsingian)Nagyvisnyó Limestone FormationAn acratiid ostracod, a species of Acratia.Acratia? okumuraiSp. nov ValidTanaka in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, possibly a species of Acratia.Aeger luxiiSp. nov ValidHuang et al.Middle TriassicGuanling FormationA penaeoid, a species of Aeger.AegyptoleberisGen. et comb. novValidBoukhary, Bassiouni & Sharabi in Boukhary et al.PaleoceneAn ostracod; a new genus for "Cythereis" coronata Esker (1968).AlbaidaplaxGen. et sp. nov ValidGarassino, Pasini & CastroPliocene to early PleistoceneA goneplacid crab. The type species is Albaidaplax ispalensis. Announced in 2013; validated in 2023.AlbenizusGen. et sp. nov ValidKlompmakerEarly Cretaceous (late Albian)Eguino FormationA crab belonging to the family Torynommidae. The type species is Albenizus minutus.AmbulocapsaGen. et 4 sp. nov ValidRobins, Feldmann & SchweitzerLate Jurassic (Tithonian)Ernstbrunn LimestoneA munidopsid galatheoid. Genus contains four species: Ambulocapsa altilis, Ambulocapsa bachmayeri, Ambulocapsa novacula and Ambulocapsa sentosa.Antrimpos germanicusSp. nov ValidBrandt & SchulzMiddle TriassicTrochitenkalk FormationA member of the family Penaeidae. Originally described as a species of Antrimpos, but subsequently transferred to the genus Gladiocaris.Amphicytherura fragilisSp. nov ValidNicolaidis & Piovesan in Piovesan et al.Early Cretaceous (Albian)São Mateus FormationAn ostracod belonging to the family Cytheridae. Originally described as a species of Amphicytherura; Antonietto et al. (2016) transferred the species to the genus Aracajuia.AngarestiaGen. et comb. et 3 sp. novValidCharbonnier et al.Jurassic and CretaceousA member of the family Glypheidae. A new genus for "Glyphea" australensis Feldmann, Tshudy & Thomson (1993); genus also includes "Glyphea" tricarinata Garassino (1996), "Glyphea" foresti Feldmann & de Saint Laurent (2002), and "Glyphea" damesi Garassino (2001), as well as new species A. viallei, A. anatoliensis and A. mugudaensis.AnkylokyphaGen. et sp. nov ValidRobins, Feldmann & SchweitzerLate Jurassic (Tithonian)Ernstbrunn LimestoneA munidopsid galatheoid. The type species is Ankylokypha parabola.ArchaeoportunusGen. et sp. nov ValidArtal, Ossó & DomínguezEarly Eocene (Ypresian)Roda FormationA crab, a member of Portunoidea. The type species is Archaeoportunus isabenensis.Archaeotetra lessineaSp. novValidDe Angeli & CecconEocene (Ypresian)A trapeziid trapezioid, a species of Archaeotetra.Arcoscalpellum concavitectumSp. nov ValidCarriolPlioceneA barnacle, a species of Arcoscalpellum.AstiplaxGen. et sp. nov ValidGarassino & PasiniLate PlioceneA goneplacid crab. The type species is Astiplax aspera.AudogasterGen. et comb. et sp. novValidCharbonnier et al.TriassicA member of Glypheoidea belonging to the family Litogastridae. Genus includes "Pseudopemphix" spinosus Assmann (1927), as well as new species A. assmanni.AulavescusGen. et 2 sp. nov ValidRobins, Feldmann & SchweitzerLate Jurassic (Tithonian)Ernstbrunn LimestoneA munidopsid galatheoid. Genus contains two species: Aulavescus exutus and Aulavescus tectus.Aurikirkbya kinshozanensisSp. nov ValidTanaka in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, a species of Aurikirkbya.Aysegulina mbassisensisSp. novValidSarrPaleocene (Thanetian)An ostracod belonging to the family Trachyleberididae.Aysegulina papillataSp. novValidSarrPaleocene-Eocene (Thanetian-Lutetian)An ostracod belonging to the family Trachyleberididae.BachmayerusGen. et sp. nov ValidFraaije et al.Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to early Berriasian)Štramberk LimestoneA hermit crab, a member of Diogenidae. The type species is Bachmayerus cavus.Bairdia akasakaensisSp. nov ValidTanaka in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, a species of Bairdia.Bairdia anisongaeSp. nov ValidForel in Forel et al.Late Permian to Early TriassicA bairdiid ostracod, a species of Bairdia.Bairdia baudiniNom. nov ValidCrasquin in Forel et al.Late Permian to Early TriassicA replacement name for the bairdiid ostracod species Bairdia subsymmetrica (Shi in Shi and Chen, 1987).Bairdia davehorneiSp. nov ValidForel in Forel et al.Late Permian to Early TriassicA bairdiid ostracod, a species of Bairdia.Bairdia nishiwakiiSp. nov ValidTanaka & Nishimura in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, a species of Bairdia.Bairdia oogakiensisSp. nov ValidTanaka in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, a species of Bairdia.Bairdiacypris chaabetensisSp. nov ValidAndreu et al.Late CretaceousAn ostracod.Bairdiacypris? hayasakaiSp. nov ValidTanaka in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, possibly a species of Bairdiacypris.Bathycalliax mediterraneaSp. nov ValidBaldanza et al.Early PleistoceneA member of Callianassidae, a species of Bathycalliax.Bittnerilia pentagonalisSp. novValidBeschin, De Angeli & ZarantonelloEoceneA crab belonging to the family Parthenopidae.BonizzatoidesGen. et sp. novValidBeschin, Busulini & TessierEoceneA raninid crab. The type species is Bonizzatoides tuberculatus.BoschettochelesGen. et sp. novValidBeschin, De Angeli & ZarantonelloEoceneGenus includes new species B. magnum.Brachycythere multidifferentisSp. nov ValidNicolaidis & Piovesan in Piovesan et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian)Florianópolis Formation Itajaí-Açu Formation Itanhaém FormationAn ostracod belonging to the family Brachycytheridae. Originally described as a species of Brachycythere; transferred to the genus Sapucariella by Puckett, Andreu & Colin (2016).Brasacypris subovatumSp. novValidDo Carmo et al.Early Cretaceous (Aptian)Alagamar FormationAn ostracod, a species of Brasacypris.BulbileaiaGen. et sp. nov ValidNiu in Niu et al.Late PermianTaohaiyingzi FormationA clam shrimp. The type species is Bulbileaia orientalis.BullariscusGen. et 4 sp. nov ValidRobins, Feldmann & SchweitzerLate Jurassic (Tithonian)Ernstbrunn LimestoneA munidopsid galatheoid. Genus contains four species: Bullariscus arcuotorus, B. gibbernodus, B. patruliusi and B. triquetrus.Bythocypris amelkisensisSp. nov ValidAndreu et al.Late CretaceousAn ostracod.Calappilia minutaSp. novValidBeschin, Busulini & TessierEoceneA calappid crab, a species of Calappilia.Callianassa (s.l.) ocozocoautlaensisSp. novValidHyžný, Vega & CoutiñoLate Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian)Ocozocoautla FormationA member of Callianassidae, a species of Callianassa (sensu lato). Announced in 2013; validated in 2023.Callicythere? balvanyseptentrioensisSp. nov ValidForel in Forel et al.Late Permian to Early TriassicA bythocytherid ostracod, a possible species of Callicythere.Candonocypris fimibolusSp. nov Valid Matzke-Karasz et al.Early Miocene (23–16 Ma)RiversleighAn ostracod, a species of Candonocypris.Cavellina hashintotoiSp. nov ValidTanaka & Maeda in Tanaka et al.Middle PermianAn ostracod, a species of Cavellina.Cenomanocarcinus nammourensisSp. novValidBeschin & De AngeliLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)A raninoid crab, a species of Cenomanocarcinus.Cenomanocarcinus robertsiSp. nov ValidFeldmann et al.Late Cretaceous (Campanian)A raninoid crab, a species of Cenomanocarcinus.Charybdis (Charybdis) kinugawaiSp. nov ValidKarasawa in Karasawa & KinugawaLate PlioceneAnanai FormationA portunid crab, a species of Charybdis.ChondromaiaGen. et sp. nov ValidFeldmann et al.Late Cretaceous (early Maastrichtian)Mount Laurel FormationA majid crab. The type species is Chondromaia antiqua.Cirolana feldmanniSp. nov ValidHyžný, Bruce & SchlöglEarly Miocene (late Karpatian, latest Burdigalian in the Mediterranean scale)Lakšárska Nová Ves FormationA cirolanid isopod, a species of Cirolana.CodoisopusGen. et sp. nov ValidLindoso, Carvalho & MendesEarly Cretaceous (Aptian)Codó FormationAn archaeoniscid isopod. The type species is Codoisopus brejensis.Costa ? deklasziSp. novValidSarrPaleocene (Selandian-Thanetian)An ostracod belonging to the family Trachyleberididae.CracensigillatusGen. et 2 sp. et comb. nov ValidRobins, Feldmann & SchweitzerLate Jurassic (Kimmeridgian and Tithonian)Ernstbrunn LimestoneA munidopsid galatheoid. Genus contains two new species: Cracensigillatus gracilirostrus and Cracensigillatus prolatus, as well as the species Cracensigillatus acutirostrus (Moericke, 1889).CretamajaGen. et sp. nov ValidKlompmakerEarly Cretaceous (late Albian)Eguino FormationA crab belonging to the group Majoidea and the family Priscinachidae. The type species is Cretamaja granulata.CryptopagurusGen. et sp. nov