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Kowaicarcinus maxwellae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae

Taxonomy
Kowaicarcinus maxwellae was named by Feldmann et al. (2008). It is not extant. Its type specimen is CM1998.171.16, a cephalothorax. Its type locality is Makikihi River, which is in a Piacenzian marine sandstone in the Kowai Formation of New Zealand. It is the type species of Kowaicarcinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Kowaicarcinus maxwellae Feldmann et al. p. 51 fig. 3
2010Kowaicarcinus maxwellae Schweitzer et al. p. 135
2022Kowaicarcinus maxwellae Schweitzer et al. p. 10 fig. 4.7

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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
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGoneplacidae
genusKowaicarcinus
speciesmaxwellae

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.

Kowaicarcinus maxwellae Feldmann et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2025-10-02 18:51:18
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:51:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58New Zealand Kowaicarcinus maxwellae (type locality: 79321)