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Dioratiopus dawsonensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longodromitidae

Taxonomy
Homolopsis dawsonensis was named by G. A. Bishop (1973). It is the type species of Homolopsis.

It was recombined as Dioratiopus dawsonensis by Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was recombined as Vespridromites dawsonensis by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Homolopsis dawsonensis G. A. Bishop
2010Dioratiopus dawsonensis Schweitzer et al. p. 78
2011Vespridromites dawsonensis Schweitzer and Feldmann

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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
genusDioratiopus
speciesdawsonensis()

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.

Dioratiopus dawsonensis G. A. Bishop 1973
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Homolopsis dawsonensis (235354)