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Squillites

Malacostraca - Stomatopoda - Squillidae

Taxonomy
Squillites was named by Scott (1938). It is not extant. Its type is Squillites spinosus.

It was assigned to Squillidae by Scott (1938); and to Palaeocarididae by Brooks et al. (1969).

Species
S. spinosus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Squillites Scott p. 508
1969Squillites Brooks et al. p. R355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
infraclassHoplocarida(Calman 1904)
orderStomatopodaLatreille
suborderUnipeltataLatreille 1825
superfamilySquilloideaLatreille 1802
familySquillidaeLatreille 1802
genusSquillites

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.

G. †Squillites Scott 1938
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†Squillites spinosus Scott 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: Chesterian or 335.50000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) S. spinosus (91049)