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Clytiopsis audax

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Clytiopsidae

Taxonomy
Galathea audax was named by von Meyer (1834). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sulzbach (Soulz les bains), which is in an Aegean pond claystone in the Grès à Voltzia Formation of France.

It was recombined as Clytiopsis audax by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Galathea audax von Meyer p. 295
2010Clytiopsis audax Schweitzer et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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
familyClytiopsidaeBeurlen 1927
genusClytiopsis
speciesaudax()

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.

Clytiopsis audax von Meyer 1834
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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 16:12:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:12:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Aegean or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France Galathea audax (226102)