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Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeoxanthopsidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus was named by Schweitzer et al. (2008). Its type specimen is UPRMP 2673, a carapace, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is El Rayo Locality 1, which is in a Maastrichtian platform/shelf-margin reef limestone in the El Rayo Formation of Puerto Rico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. libertiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus Schweitzer et al. p. 7 figs. 5.3, 5.4
2010Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus Schweitzer et al. p. 116
2017Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus Luque et al. p. 69

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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
familyPalaeoxanthopsidae
genusPalaeoxanthopsisBeurlen 1958
speciestylotus

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.

†Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus Schweitzer et al. 2008
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Puerto Rico Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus (type locality: 89475)