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Caloxanthus americanus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Feldmanniidae

Taxonomy
Caloxanthus americanus was named by Rathbun (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 4 mi SW of Fort Worth, 1/2 mi S of Baptist Seminary, which is in an Aptian marine claystone in the Pawpaw Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Caloxanthus americanus Rathbun p. 56 figs. Plate 11, Figs. 12-19
2010Caloxanthus americanus Schweitzer et al. p. 67
2012Caloxanthus americanus Schweitzer et al. p. 148
2017Caloxanthus americanus Schweitzer et al. p. 8 fig. 3.2b

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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()
Etyoida
superfamilyEtyoideaGuinot and Tavares 2001
familyFeldmanniidae
genusCaloxanthusMilne-Edwards 1864
speciesamericanus

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.

Caloxanthus americanus 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: 2022-11-16 16:17:13
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:08:08
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 119.57000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Texas) Caloxanthus americanus (type locality: 141171)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Caloxanthus americanus (141174)