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Beurlenia araripensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaemonidae

Taxonomy
Beurlenia araripensis was named by Martin-Neto and Mezzalira (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Crato (MN-UFRJ collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Beurlenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Beurlenia araripensis Martin-Neto and Mezzalira
2010Beurlenia araripensis Schweitzer et al. p. 15
2025Beurlenia araripensis Lima et al. p. 19 figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPalaemonidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBeurleniaMartins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
speciesararipensisMartin-Neto and Mezzalira 1991

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.

†Beurlenia araripensis Martin-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
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Diagnosis
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