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Leptomithrax griffini

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Leptomithrax griffini was named by Feldmann and Maxwell (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Te Miko (Unit 2), which is in a Kaiatan offshore sandstone in the Island Sandstone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Leptomithrax griffini Feldmann and Maxwell p. 793
1992Leptomithrax griffini Feldmann and Duncan p. 460
1992Leptomithrax griffini Feldmann and Keys p. 11
2010Leptomithrax griffini Schweitzer et al. p. 94

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMajinaeSamouelle 1819
genusLeptomithraxMiers 1876
speciesgriffini

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.

†Leptomithrax griffini Feldmann and Maxwell 1990
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Kaiatan or 39.10000 to 36.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Leptomithrax griffini (type locality: 4886)