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Eriosachila petiti

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae

Taxonomy
Eriosachila petiti was named by Blow and Manning (1996). Its type specimen is USNM 484551, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 26878, Martin Marietta Georgetown quarry, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in the Santee Formation of South Carolina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. bajensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Eriosachila petiti Blow and Manning p. 11 figs. Pl 3, fig 2
2002Eriosachila petiti Schweitzer et al. p. 8
2007Eriosachila petiti Schweitzer et al. p. 6
2010Eriosachila petiti Schweitzer et al. p. 85
2012Eriosachila petiti Schweitzer et al. p. 150

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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
superfamilyAethroideaDana 1851
familyAethridaeDana 1851
genusEriosachila
speciespetiti

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.

†Eriosachila petiti Blow and Manning 1996
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) Eriosachila petiti (type locality: 191865 191868)