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Jurapylocheles malutka

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pylochelidae

Taxonomy
Jurapylocheles malutka was named by van Bakel et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MAB k.2453, 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Jurapylocheles malutka van Bakel et al. p. 146 figs. 2C,D, 5C
2010Jurapylocheles malutka Schweitzer et al. p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyPylochelidaeBate 1888
subfamilyTrizochelinaeForest 1987
genusJurapylocheles
speciesmalutka

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.

Jurapylocheles malutka 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: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

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 Jurapylocheles malutka (type locality: 126153)