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Upogebia kowai

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Upogebiidae

Taxonomy
Upogebia kowai was named by Feldmann et al. (2008). It is not extant. Its type locality is Makikihi River, which is in a Piacenzian marine sandstone in the Kowai Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Upogebia kowai Feldmann et al. p. 47 figs. 2A, B
2010Upogebia kowai Schweitzer et al. p. 41

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderGebiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyUpogebiidaeBorradaile 1903
genusUpogebiaLeach 1814
specieskowai

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.

†Upogebia kowai 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: infaunalinfrao
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:23:15
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:47:40
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

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 Upogebia kowai (type locality: 79321)