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Devonostenopus pennsylvaniensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Stenopodidae

Taxonomy
Devonostenopus pennsylvaniensis was named by Jones (2014). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Armenia township core, which is in a Devonian marginal marine siltstone/mudstone in the Huntley Mountain Formation of Pennsylvania. It is the type species of Devonostenopus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Devonostenopus pennsylvaniensis Jones
2014Devonostenopus pennsylvaniensis Jones et al. p. 1254

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderStenopodideaClaus 1872
familyStenopodidaeClaus 1872
genusDevonostenopusJones 2014
speciespennsylvaniensisJones 2014

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2023-11-13 00:38:58
Modified: 2023-11-13 00:38:58
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Artal and Castillo 2005

Age range: Late/Upper Devonian or 382.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Devonostenopus pennsylvaniensis (type locality: 230305)