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Mecochirus marwicki

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Taxonomy
Mecochirus marwicki was named by Glaessner (1960). Its type specimen is NZGS DC 266, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Klondyke Road, Waikato Heads, which is in a Heterian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Mecochirus marwicki Glaessner p. 9 figs. PI. 2, Fig. 2a, b, 3; Text Fig. 1a, b
1992Mecochirus marwicki Feldmann and Keys p. 9
2010Mecochirus marwicki Schweitzer et al. p. 20

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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
familyMecochiridaeVan Straelen 1925
genusMecochirusGermar 1827
speciesmarwicki

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 marwicki Glaessner 1960
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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: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Heterian to the top of the Puaroan or 164.30000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Heterian164.3 - 154.5New Zealand (Kawhia) Mecochirus marwicki (35731)
Heterian164.3 - 154.5New Zealand (North Island) Mecochirus marwicki (type locality: 202170)
Puaroan150.0 - 143.1New Zealand Mecochirus marwicki (63754)