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Vegarthron santiago

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae

Taxonomy
Vegarthron santiago was named by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002). Its type specimen is SDSNH 81078 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ocean Ranch, which is in an Uintan marine siltstone in the Santiago Formation of California. It is the type species of Vegarthron.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Vegarthron santiago Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 941 figs. Figs. 1, 2
2010Vegarthron santiago Schweitzer et al. p. 40

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyCallianassidaeDana 1852
genusVegarthron
speciessantiago

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.

Vegarthron santiago Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2002As for genus. [Large callianassid lacking meral hook; triangular carpus; oblique carpus/propodus joint; notch along distal margin of manus absent.]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:23:00
Modified: 2022-09-26 19:20:17
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Uintan or 45.90000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Vegarthron santiago (type locality: 200665)