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Cenomanocarcinus dissimilis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cenomanocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Cenomanocarcinus dissimilis was named by Collins (2010). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 63710, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Calabar-Akamkpa road, 1 km N of junction [Odukpani Fm], which is in a Cenomanian offshore shale in the Odukpani Formation of Nigeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Cenomanocarcinus dissimilis Collins p. 15 fig. 1.4
2012Cenomanocarcinus dissimilis van Bakel et al. p. 54
2014Cenomanocarcinus dissimilis Karasawa et al. p. 232
2016Cenomanocarcinus dissimilis Schweitzer et al.

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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()
PodotremataGuinot 1977
Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyNecrocarcinoideaFörster 1968
familyCenomanocarcinidae
genusCenomanocarcinus
speciesdissimilis

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.

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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: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Nigeria Cenomanocarcinus dissimilis (type locality: 69632)