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Plagiophthalmus nitonensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae

Taxonomy
Plagiophthalmus nitonensis was named by Wright and Wright (1950).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. oviformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Plagiophthalmus nitonensis Wright and Wright
2010Plagiophthalmus nitonensis Schweitzer et al. p. 60

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyGoniodromitidaeBeurlen 1932
genusPlagiophthalmus
speciesnitonensis

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.

†Plagiophthalmus nitonensis Wright and Wright 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Plagiophthalmus nitonensis (235773 276959)