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Dromiopsis americana

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Dromiopsis americana was named by Rathbun (1935) [originally named Dromilites americana (n. sp.) by Rathbun in 1935, currently classified as Dromiopsis americana (incertae sedis)]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Dromiopsis americana Rathbun
1956Dromiopsis americana Roberts
2010Dromiopsis americana Schweitzer et al. p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
infraorderBrachyura()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
genusDromiopsisReuss 1858
speciesamericana

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.

†Dromiopsis americana Rathbun 1935
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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: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Eocene or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Dromiopsis americana (142886 142896)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Dromiopsis americana (3113)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Dromiopsis americana (142748)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Dromiopsis americana (142914)