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Kromtitis pentagonalis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dynomenidae

Taxonomy
Kromtitis pentagonalis was named by Muller and Collins (1991). It is not extant. Its type locality is Szepvolgy Limestory Facies 4, which is in a Paleogene marine limestone in Hungary.

It was recombined as Paradynomene pentagonalis by Beschin et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Kromtitis pentagonalis Muller and Collins p. 63
2010Kromtitis pentagonalis Schweitzer et al. p. 64
2016Paradynomene pentagonalis Beschin et al. p. 71
2018Kromtitis pentagonalis Beschin et al. p. 160

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyDromioideaDe Haan 1833
familyDynomenidaeOrtmann 1892
subfamilyParadynomeninaeGuinot 2008
genusKromtitisMuller 1984
speciespentagonalis

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.

Kromtitis pentagonalis Muller and Collins 1991
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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 13:43:47
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:43:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Hungary (Budapest) Kromtitis pentagonalis (type locality: 138811)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Paradynomene pentagonalis (207470)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Kromtitis pentagonalis (207550)