Revision of Xanthopsis bodracus Makarenko, 1956 (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the Palaeogene of Ukraine
Journal: Geologija
Year: 2025

The present article constitutes a revision of the decapod crustacean species Xanthopsis bodracus Makarenko, 1956 from the early Lutetian (Eocene, Palaeogene) of the Crimean Peninsula, southern Ukraine. The distinctive morphological characteristics of Xanthopsis bodracus enable its classification within the genus Harpactoxanthopsis Via Boada, 1959, as the type series of Xanthopsis bodracus precisely aligns with the diagnostic criteria of this genus. Of the five species in the genus Harpactoxantho