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Austrolestidion duaringae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parastacidae

Taxonomy
Austrolestidion duaringae was named by Tillyard (1916). It is an impression. Its type locality is Duaringa core, which is in an Eocene terrestrial shale in the Duaringa Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Austrolestidion.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Austrolestidion duaringae Tillyard

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyParastacoideaHuxley 1879
familyParastacidaeHuxley 1879
genusAustrolestidion
speciesduaringae

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.

Austrolestidion duaringae Tillyard 1916
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Queensland) Austrolestidion duaringae (type locality: 111853)