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Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chimaerastacidae

Taxonomy
Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis was named by Amati et al. (2004). Its type specimen is RTM 97.121.221, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Chimaerastacus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis Amati et al. p. 159 figs. 9-11
2010Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis Schweitzer et al. p. 17
2015Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis Feldmann et al. p. 8 fig. 6a,b

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882
familyChimaerastacidae
genusChimaerastacus
speciespacifluvialis

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.

Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis Amati et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2023-11-13 01:41:31
Modified: 2023-11-13 01:41:31
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis (44367 44368 44370)