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Callianassa cretacea

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae

Taxonomy
Callianassa cretacea was named by Rathbun (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality..., which is in an Albian marine claystone in the Denton Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Callianassa cretacea Rathbun p. 30 figs. Plate 6 Figs .12-16
2010Callianassa cretacea Schweitzer et al. p. 34

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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)
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
superfamilyCallianassoideaDana 1852
familyCallianassidaeDana 1852
genusCallianassaLeach 1814
speciescretacea

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.

Callianassa cretacea Rathbun 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2023-11-13 01:43:23
Modified: 2023-11-13 01:43:23
Source: superf = superfamily, infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Albian or 105.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Callianassa cretacea (141130)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Callianassa cretacea (type locality: 141000 141174)