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Alvinocarididae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Alvinocarididae

Taxonomy
Alvinocarididae was named by Christoffersen (1986). It is extant. Its type is Alvinocaris.

It was assigned to Bresilioidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Alvinocaris (type genus), Harthofia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Alvinocarididae Christoffersen
2010Alvinocarididae Schweitzer et al. p. 13
2023Alvinocarididae Schweitzer et al. p. 9

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyBresilioideaCalman 1896
familyAlvinocarididaeChristoffersen 1986
familyAlvinocarididaeChristoffersen 1986

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.

Fm. Alvinocarididae Christoffersen 1986
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G. Alvinocaris Williams and Chace 1982
G. †Harthofia Polz 2007
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Harthofia polzi Schweigert 2011
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 152.21000 to 145.06000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 149.2 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Harthofia sp. (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Harthofia polzi (58604)