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Eotylaspis wehnerae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilgrimchelidae

Taxonomy
Eotylaspis wehnerae was named by van Bakel et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MAB k.2461, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry Am Saufang near Geisingen, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Untere Felsenkalke Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Eotylaspis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Eotylaspis wehnerae van Bakel et al. p. 149 figs. 2E,F, 5B
2010Eotylaspis wehnerae Schweitzer et al. p. 53

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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
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyPilgrimchelidaeFraaije 2014
genusEotylaspis
specieswehnerae

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.

Eotylaspis wehnerae van Bakel et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Eotylaspis wehnerae (type locality: 126153)