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Camarocarcinus obtusus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Camarocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Camarocarcinus obtusus was named by Jakobsen and Collins (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Klintebjerg, which is in a Selandian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Lellinge Greensand Formation of Denmark.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Camarocarcinus obtusus Jakobsen and Collins p. 63 figs. Pl 1, figs 3-5
2010Camarocarcinus obtusus Schweitzer et al. p. 70
2012Camarocarcinus obtusus van Bakel et al. p. 49
2014Camarocarcinus obtusus Karasawa et al. p. 231
2016Camarocarcinus obtusus Schweitzer et al.

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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()
PodotremataGuinot 1977
Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyNecrocarcinoideaFörster 1968
familyCamarocarcinidae
genusCamarocarcinus
speciesobtusus

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.

Camarocarcinus obtusus Jakobsen and Collins 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Selandian or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Camarocarcinus obtusus (type locality: 51500)