Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Axiopsis eximia

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Axiidae

Taxonomy
Axiopsis eximia was named by Kensley and Williams (1990). Its type specimen is USNM 219431 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wedgefield, which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone in the Warley Hill Formation of South Carolina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Axiopsis eximia Kensley and Williams p. 798
2010Axiopsis eximia Schweitzer et al. p. 42

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
familyAxiidaeHuxley 1879
genusAxiopsisBorradaile 1903
specieseximia

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.

†Axiopsis eximia Kensley and Williams 1990
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Axiopsis eximia (type locality: 4885)