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Ommatocarcinus corioensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae

Taxonomy
Goneplax corioensis was named by Creswell (1886) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Based on lectotype.]. Its type specimen is NMV P57665, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ommatocarcinus corioensis by Jenkins (1975), Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Goneplax corioensis Creswell pp. 90, 91
1975Ommatocarcinus corioensis Jenkins p. 35 figs. 1A-E, 7A,B, 9; pl 4, figs 1-8; pl 5, figs 1a-10
2010Ommatocarcinus corioensis Schweitzer et al. p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
genusOmmatocarcinusWhite 1852
speciescorioensis(Creswell 1886)

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.

†Ommatocarcinus corioensis Creswell 1886
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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: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Zanclean or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Australia (Tasmania) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (28307)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (72194)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (51387 72207)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (South Australia) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (48575)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (51397 72188 72197 72201 72231)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (72189 72224)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (46167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Ommatocarcinus corioensis (51335)