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Pseudoglyphea amalthea

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Litogastroidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoglyphea amalthea was named by Oppel (1861). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Pseudoglyphea amalthea Oppel
2010Pseudoglyphea amalthea Schweitzer et al. p. 21

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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
familyLitogastroidae
genusPseudoglypheaOppel 1861
speciesamaltheaOppel 1861

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.

†Pseudoglyphea amalthea Oppel 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:09:13
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:09:13
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Jurassic or 201.40000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Germany (Wurtemberg) Pseudoglyphea amalthea (146254)