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Xanthilites gerthi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Tumidocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Xanthilites gerthi was named by Glaessner (1930). It is the type species of Rocacarcinus.

It was recombined as Rocacarcinus gerthi by Schweitzer (2005), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Xanthilites gerthi Glaessner
1995Xanthilites gerthi Feldmann et al. p. 12
2005Rocacarcinus gerthi Schweitzer p. 288
2010Rocacarcinus gerthi Schweitzer et al. p. 116
2018Rocacarcinus gerthi Schweitzer et al. p. 10 fig. 7.4a,b

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyTumidocarcinidae
genusXanthilites
speciesgerthiGlaessner 1930

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.

Xanthilites gerthi Glaessner 1930
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Xanthilites gerthi (5179)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Xanthilites gerthi (5160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) Xanthilites gerthi (5162)