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Ctenocheles anderseni

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ctenochelidae

Taxonomy
Ctenocheles anderseni was named by Collins and Jakobsen (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26772 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Trelde Naes (MGUH collection), which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian marine claystone in the Lillebaelt Clay Formation of Denmark.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. holoensis, C. sukakui

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Ctenocheles anderseni Collins and Jakobsen p. 68 figs. Pl 1, figs 2-4
2010Ctenocheles anderseni 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
familyCtenochelidae
genusCtenochelesKishinouye 1926
speciesanderseni

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.

†Ctenocheles anderseni Collins and Jakobsen 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Denmark Ctenocheles anderseni (type locality: 146258)