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Eocalcinus cavus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Eocalcinus cavus was named by Beschin et al. (2002). Its type specimen is I.G. 296391 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Main di Arzignano, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Eocalcinus cavus Beschin et al. p. 10` figs. 5; pl 1, figs 5a,b; pl 2, fig 1
2005Eocalcinus cavus Beschin et al. p. 12 figs. Pl 2, fig 2
2010Eocalcinus cavus Schweitzer et al. p. 54
2012Eocalcinus cavus Beschin et al. p. 22 figs. Pl 2, fig 10; text-fig 16
2017Eocalcinus cavus De Angeli and Caporiondo p. 13

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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
genusEocalcinus
speciescavus

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.

Eocalcinus cavus Beschin et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Eocalcinus cavus (207553)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Eocalcinus cavus (type locality: 145128)