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Lophomastix

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Blepharipodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Lophomastix Benedict
2002Lophomastix Boyko p. 11
2008Lophomastix Nyborg and Vega p. 361
2010Lophomastix Schweitzer et al. p. 52
2023Lophomastix Schweitzer et al. p. 24

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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
superfamilyHippoideaLatreille 1825
familyBlepharipodidae
genusLophomastixBenedict 1904

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.

G. Lophomastix Benedict 1904
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Lophomastix altoonaensis Nyborg and Vega 2008
Lophomastix antiqua Schweitzer and Boyko 2000
Lophomastix boykoi Nyborg and Vega 2008
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict 1904
Lophomastix japonica Boyko 2002
Lophomastix kellyi Nyborg and Vega 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3USA (Washington) L. boykoi (133882) L. kellyi (202423)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) L. antiqua (139655)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Washington) L. altoonaensis (200869)