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Glyphea micheleae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Glypheidae

Taxonomy
Glyphea micheleae was named by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001). Its type specimen is USNM 512151, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pulali Point, Aldwell Formation, which is in an Eocene marine conglomerate/siltstone in the Aldwell Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Glyphea micheleae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 177 figs. Figs. 3, 4
2010Glyphea micheleae Schweitzer et al. p. 18

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882
familyGlypheidaeWinckler 1883
genusGlypheaVon Meyer 1835
speciesmicheleae

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.

Glyphea micheleae Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:10:56
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:10:56
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Washington) Glyphea micheleae (139726)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Washington) Glyphea micheleae (type locality: 202157)