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Archaeopalinurus levis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Taxonomy
Archaeopalinurus levis was named by Pinna (1974). Its type specimen is MCSNB 3100, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cene, Seriana Valley, which is in an Alaunian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Zorzino Limestone Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Archaeopalinurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Archaeopalinurus levis Pinna p. 29 figs. Pl 14, fig 1; pl 15, fig 3; pl 16, figs 4,5
1993Archaeopalinurus levis Garassino and Teruzzi p. 17 figs. Pl 4, figs 1,2; text-figs 29-34
1996Archaeopalinurus levis Garassino et al. p. 42 figs. 21, 22
2005Archaeopalinurus levis Garassino and Gironi p. 63 fig. 10,11
2010Archaeopalinurus levis Schweitzer et al. p. 45
2015Archaeopalinurus levis Schweitzer et al. p. 4 fig. 3.1

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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
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyPalinuridaeLatreille 1802
genusArchaeopalinurus
specieslevis

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.

†Archaeopalinurus levis Pinna 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 215.38000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy (Lombardia) Archaeopalinurus levis (type locality: 59639)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy Archaeopalinurus levis (117192 155683 155687 155689)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy (Lombardia) Archaeopalinurus levis (94207)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy Archaeopalinurus levis (127158)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Italy (Lecco) Archaeopalinurus levis (127342)