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Eryma nippon

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae

Taxonomy
Eryma nippon was named by Karasawa et al. (2008). Its type specimen is WMNH-Ge-1140320056, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 2, Suhara, Yuasa-cho, which is in a Barremian coastal mudstone in the Arida Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Eryma nippon Karasawa et al. p. 102 figs. 2.6-2.9
2010Eryma nippon Schweitzer et al. p. 24

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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
superfamilyErymoideaVan Straelen 1924
familyErymidaeVan Straelen 1924
subfamilyEryminaevan Straelen 1924
genusErymaVon Meyer 1840
speciesnippon

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.

Eryma nippon Karasawa et al. 2008
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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 16:11:34
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:11:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Barremian or 129.40000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan Eryma nippon (type locality: 145224)