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Calappa sexaspinosa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Taxonomy
Calappa sexaspinosa was named by Morris and Collins (1991). Its type specimen is BMNH In 61857, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5548, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Calappa sexaspinosa Morris and Collins p. 5 figs. 2a-c
2010Calappa sexaspinosa Schweitzer et al. p. 83

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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
superfamilyCalappoideaDe Haan 1833
familyCalappidaeDe Haan 1833
genusCalappaWeber 1795
speciessexaspinosa

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.

Calappa sexaspinosa Morris and Collins 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:19:50
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:19:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Calappa sexaspinosa (173586 type locality: 173589)