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Calappilia maxwelli

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Taxonomy
Calappilia maxwelli was named by Feldmann (1993). Its type specimen is AR927, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hollands Point, which is in an Otaian marine horizon in the Pakaurangi Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Calappilia maxwelli Feldmann p. 207 figs. FIgs. 14, 15
2010Calappilia maxwelli Schweitzer et al. p. 83
2016Calappilia maxwelli Rumsey et al. p. 330

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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
genusCalappiliaMilne Edwards 1873
speciesmaxwelli

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.

Calappilia maxwelli Feldmann 1993
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Otaian or 21.70000 to 19.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Calappilia maxwelli (type locality: 202346)