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Acanthochirana cenomanica

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aegeridae

Taxonomy
Acanthochirus cenomanicus was named by Glaessner (1945). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acanthochirana smithwoodwardi by Garassino (1994); it was recombined as Acanthochirana cenomanica by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Acanthochirus cenomanicus Glaessner
2010Acanthochirana cenomanica Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyAegeridaeBurkenroad 1963
genusAcanthochiranaStrand 1928
speciescenomanica()

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.

Acanthochirana cenomanica Glaessner 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:31:45
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Acanthochirus cenomanicus (221158)