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Longusorbis eutychius

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longusorbiidae

Taxonomy
Longusorbis eutychius was named by Schweitzer et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MMHN-UABCS/Te8/68-413, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tepetate Waypoint 39, which is in an Eocene offshore sandstone in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Longusorbis eutychius Schweitzer et al. p. 30 figs. 2E, F
2008Longusorbis eutychius Karasawa et al. p. 95
2010Longusorbis eutychius Schweitzer et al. p. 106
2017Longusorbis eutychius Luque et al. p. 44

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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
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyLongusorbiidae
genusLongusorbis
specieseutychius

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.

Longusorbis eutychius Schweitzer et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Longusorbis eutychius (type locality: 58664)