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Eocarcinoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Eocarcinoidea was named by Withers (1932). It is not extant. Its type is Eocarcinus.

It was assigned to Dromiacea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Anomura by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Eocarcinoidea Withers
2010Eocarcinoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 57
2023Eocarcinoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyEocarcinoideaWithers 1932
superfamilyEocarcinoideaWithers 1932

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Eocarcinoidea Withers 1932
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Fm. †Eocarcinidae Withers 1932
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G. †Eocarcinus Withers 1932
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Eocarcinus praecursor Withers 1932
Fm. †Platykottidae Chablais et al. 2010
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G. †Platykotta Chablais et al. 2010
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Platykotta akaina Chablais et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Davoei or 211.18000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4United Arab Emirates Platykotta akaina (138736)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Eocarcinus praecursor (138807)