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Archaeopus rostratus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Retroplumidae

Taxonomy
Archaeopus rostratus was named by Schweitzer et al. (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chemainus, which is in a Santonian marine mudstone in the Haslam Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Archaeopus rostratus Schweitzer et al. pp. 47-49 figs. 16.5, 16.6
2010Archaeopus rostratus Schweitzer et al. p. 99
2018Archaeopus rostratus Haggart and Graham p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
superfamilyRetroplumoideaGill 1894
familyRetroplumidaeGill 1894
genusArchaeopus
speciesrostratus

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.

†Archaeopus rostratus Schweitzer et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:32:56
Modified: 2025-10-02 19:01:20
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus rostratus (210549 210554)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus rostratus (type locality: 207373)