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Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae

Taxonomy
Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis was named by Schweitzer et al. (2007). Its type specimen is 04.YO.CD.03, a carapace, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cankiri Decapods, which is in an Eocene slope/ramp reef shale/limestone in the Yoncali Formation of Türkiye.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. rathbunnae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis Schweitzer et al. p. 1097 fig. 6
2010Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis Schweitzer et al. p. 117
2014Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis Beschin et al. p. 7 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
familyZanthopsidaeVia 1959
genusHarpactocarcinusMilne-Edwards 1862
speciesyozgatensis

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.

†Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis 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: 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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Türkiye Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis (type locality: 75597)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis (226754)