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Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Telamonocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis was named by Feldmann et al. (1998). Its type specimen is IGM-6504, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Tepexicarcinus tlayuensis Feldmann et al.
1998Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis Feldmann et al. p. 87 fig. 7
2010Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 80
2015Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis Luque p. 258
2017Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis Luque et al. p. 42
2021Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 6 fig. 2.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyDorippoideaMacLeay 1838
familyTelamonocarcinidae()
genusTepexicarcinus
speciestlayuaensis

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.

Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis Feldmann et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2023-11-13 01:04:32
Modified: 2023-11-13 01:04:32
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 109.00000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis (146357)