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Sharnia burnhamensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Etyidae

Taxonomy
Sharnia burnhamensis was named by Collins and Saward (2006). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH IC454, a carapace. Its type locality is River Crouch, Butts Cliff, which is in a Ypresian offshore claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Sharnia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Sharnia burnhamensis Collins and Saward p. 70 figs. Pl 1, fig 5
2010Sharnia burnhamensis Schweitzer et al. p. 67
2012Sharnia burnhamensis Schweitzer et al. p. 144
2017Sharnia burnhamensis Schweitzer et al. p. 4 fig. 2.3

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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
familyEtyidaeGuinot and Tavares 2001
genusSharnia
speciesburnhamensis

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.

Sharnia burnhamensis Collins and Saward 2006
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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: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Sharnia burnhamensis (type locality: 226511)