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Faxegalathea platyspinosa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Taxonomy
Faxegalathea platyspinosa was named by Jakobsen and Collins (1997). Its type specimen is MGUH 24372 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fakse limestone quarry (Jakobsen collection), which is in a Danian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Denmark. It is the type species of Faxegalathea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Faxegalathea platyspinosa Jakobsen and Collins p. 91 figs. Pl 2, figs 3-7; text-fig 1A
2010Faxegalathea platyspinosa Schweitzer et al. p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898
genusFaxegalathea
speciesplatyspinosa

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.

Faxegalathea platyspinosa Jakobsen and Collins 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Faxegalathea platyspinosa (type locality: 146257)