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Lophomastix boykoi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Blepharipodidae

Taxonomy
Lophomastix boykoi was named by Nyborg and Vega (2008). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Klints Creek, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene marine horizon in the Lincoln Creek Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Lophomastix boykoi Nyborg and Vega p. 361
2010Lophomastix boykoi Schweitzer et al. p. 52

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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
speciesboykoi

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.

Lophomastix boykoi Nyborg and Vega 2008
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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: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3USA (Washington) Lophomastix boykoi (type locality: 133882)