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Goniochele madseni

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniochelidae

Taxonomy
Goniochele madseni was named by Collins and Jakobsen (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26784 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Trelde Naes (MGUH collection), which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian marine claystone in the Lillebaelt Clay Formation of Denmark.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Goniochele madseni Collins and Jakobsen
2010Goniochele madseni Schweitzer et al. p. 82

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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
familyGoniochelidae
genusGoniochele
speciesmadseni

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.

†Goniochele madseni Collins and Jakobsen 2003
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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: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Denmark Goniochele madseni (type locality: 146258)