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Palaeopentachelidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeopentachelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopentachelidae was named by Ahyong (2009). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeopentacheles.

It was assigned to Eryonoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Palaeopentacheles (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Palaeopentachelidae Ahyong
2010Palaeopentachelidae Schweitzer et al. p. 44
2013Palaeopentachelidae Feldmann et al. p. 4

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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
infraorderPolychelidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyEryonoideaDe Haan 1841
familyPalaeopentachelidaeAhyong 2009
familyPalaeopentachelidaeAhyong 2009

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.

Fm. †Palaeopentachelidae Ahyong 2009
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G. †Palaeopentacheles Von Knebel 1907
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Palaeopentacheles starri Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalinfrao
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 152.21000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaeopentacheles roettenbacheri (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Palaeopentacheles roettenbacheri (105541)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Washington) Palaeopentacheles starri (139726)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Palaeopentacheles starri (205036)