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Dromiopsis mosae

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Dromiopsis mosae was named by Collins et al. (1995). Its type specimen is IRSNB T10653 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mont-Saint-Pierre (Bosquet collection), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in the Maastricht Formation of the Netherlands.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Dromiopsis mosae Collins et al. p. 181 figs. 7A-F
2010Dromiopsis mosae Schweitzer et al. p. 65
2016Dromiopsis mosae Robin et al. p. 262

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
genusDromiopsisReuss 1858
speciesmosae

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.

Dromiopsis mosae Collins et al. 1995
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 70.60000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Dromiopsis elegans (type locality: 138767)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Dromiopsis mosae (20816)