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Gastrodorus granulatus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Gastrodoridae

Taxonomy
Gastrodorus granulatus was named by Forster (1985). Its type specimen is NMB 1403, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Röserental (Glattweg), west of Liestal, which is in a Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Hauptrogenstein Formation of Switzerland.

It was recombined as Eogastrodorus granulatus by van Bakel et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Gastrodorus granulatus Forster p. 53 figs. Pl 1, fig 4
2008Eogastrodorus granulatus van Bakel et al. p. 152
2010Gastrodorus granulatus Schweitzer et al. p. 68

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGastrodoroidea
familyGastrodoridae
genusGastrodorusvon Meyer 1864
speciesgranulatus

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.

Gastrodorus granulatus Forster 1985
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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: Late/Upper Bajocian or 168.60000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Switzerland Gastrodorus granulatus (type locality: 221297)