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Ciliopagurus obesus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Ciliopagurus obesus was named by van Bakel et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MAB k.2365, a claw, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SVK clay pit, Sint-Niklaas, which is in a Rupelian coastal claystone in the Boom Clay Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Ciliopagurus obesus van Bakel et al. p. 110 figs. 1, 2
2010Ciliopagurus obesus 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
familyDiogenidaeOrtmann 1892
genusCiliopagurusForest 1995
speciesobesus

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.

Ciliopagurus obesus van Bakel et al. 2003
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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: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:08:35
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Ciliopagurus obesus (type locality: 277883)