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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Ossó, Àlex author Artal, Pedro author Bakel, Barry W.M van. author Ferrer, Oriol author 2025 Altres ajuts: Grup de Recerca de GeodinàmiIa i Anàlisi de Conques (2021SRG076) finançat per la Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca del Departament d'Economia i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya. This study presents a initial assessment of the decapod fauna from the Lower Aptian Forcall Fm. in the Morella and Orpesa sub-basins of the Valencian sector of the Maestrat Basin. A total of thirteen taxa are documented, representing Nephropoidea, Paguroidea, Galatheoidea, Axiidea, and Brachyura. Among them, one new genus, three new species, and a new combination are proposed: Viapagurus covavidrensis n. sp., Eomunidopsis rigolleti n. sp., Morellosia maestratensis n. gen., n. sp., and Distefania pimientai n. comb. Comparisons with decapod faunas from other sub-basins of the Maestrat Basin suggest a notable faunal homogeneity across the region. Additionally, palaeobiogeographic implications are discussed, providing insights into the distribution and diversity of Aptian decapod crustaceans. These findings contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the decapod assemblages of the Forcall Fm. and their relationship with coeval faunas in the western Maestrat Basin. Lower cretaceous. forcall formation. crustaceans. decapoda. brachyura. systematics Decapod fauna from the lower Aptian in the Valencian sector of the Maestrat Basin (NE Iberia)