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Marocarcinus pasinii

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Marocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Marocarcinus pasinii was named by Guinot et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MSNM i26831, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is "Hamada des Kem Kem" Escarpment, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian open shallow subtidal limestone in Morocco. It is the type species of Marocarcinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Marocarcinus pasinii Guinot et al. pp. 28-33 figs. 1-3
2010Marocarcinus pasinii Schweitzer et al. p. 70
2019Marocarcinus pasinii Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 2 fig. 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()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
familyMarocarcinidaeGuinot et al. 2008
genusMarocarcinus
speciespasinii

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.

Marocarcinus pasinii Guinot et al. 2008
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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: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Er Rachida) Marocarcinus pasinii (120457)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Morocco (Errachidia) Marocarcinus pasinii (type locality: 235476)