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Planoprosopon quadratum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longodromitidae

Taxonomy
Planoprosopon quadratum was named by Schweigert and Koppka (2011). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abandoned Gravel Pit, Demmin, which is in a Callovian marine horizon in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Planoprosopon quadratum Schweigert and Koppka p. 223 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyLongodromitidae
genusPlanoprosopon
speciesquadratum

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.

Planoprosopon quadratum Schweigert and Koppka 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany Planoprosopon quadratum (type locality: 227690)