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Mecochirus eckerti

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Taxonomy
Mecochirus eckerti was named by Frentzen (1937). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Mecochirus eckerti Frentzen
2004Mecochirus eckerti Etter p. 386 figs. 3A-D, 4A
2010Mecochirus eckerti Schweitzer et al. p. 20

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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
familyMecochiridaeVan Straelen 1925
genusMecochirusGermar 1827
specieseckertiFrentzen 1937

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.

†Mecochirus eckerti Frentzen 1937
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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 16:10:18
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:10:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Opalinum or 174.70000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Switzerland Mecochirus eckerti (35832 35835 35837 35838 35841 35847 35854 138777 138778)