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Palaeomunida multicristata

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomunida multicristata was named by de Angeli and Garassino (2002). Its type specimen is MCZ 2184, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Orgiano, San Feliciano Hill, which is in a Priabonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. navarrensis, P. orobensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Palaeomunida multicristata de Angeli and Garassino p. 15 figs. Pl 5, figs 2-4; text-fig 12
2010Palaeomunida multicristata Schweitzer et al. p. 50

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyGalatheidaeSamouelle 1819
genusPalaeomunidaLorenthey 1902
speciesmulticristata

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.

†Palaeomunida multicristata de Angeli and Garassino 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:24:49
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:24:49
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Palaeomunida multicristata (type locality: 207194)