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Bylgia spinosa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Penaeidae

Taxonomy
Bylgia spinosa was named by Munster (1839). It is the type species of Bylgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Bylgia spinosa Munster
2010Bylgia spinosa Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPenaeidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBylgiaMunster 1839
speciesspinosaMunster 1839

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.

†Bylgia spinosa Munster 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:30:51
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Bylgia spinosa (154138)