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Palaeastacus argoviensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae

Taxonomy
Palaeastacus argoviensis was named by Förster and Rieber (1982). Its type specimen is PIMUZ R/36, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Northeast slope of Limberg, southwest of Wittnau, which is in an Opalinum marine limestone in the Opalinus Clay Formation of Switzerland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Palaeastacus argoviensis Förster and Rieber p. 774 figs. 1-3
2010Palaeastacus argoviensis Schweitzer et al. p. 25
2019Palaeastacus argoviensis Devillez and Charbonnier p. 19 figs. 11A-C

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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
superfamilyErymoideaVan Straelen 1924
familyErymidaeVan Straelen 1924
genusPalaeastacusBell 1850
speciesargoviensis

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.

Palaeastacus argoviensis Förster and Rieber 1982
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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, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Opalinum or 174.70000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Switzerland Palaeastacus argoviensis (type locality: 138791)