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Daldorfia himaleoraphis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae

Taxonomy
Daldorfia himaleoraphis was named by Schweitzer (2001). Its type specimen is USNM 508591, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Daldorfia himaleoraphis Schweitzer p. 530
2010Daldorfia himaleoraphis Schweitzer et al. p. 97

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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
superfamilyParthenopoideaMacLeay 1838
familyParthenopidaeMacleay 1838
subfamilyDaldorfiinaeNg and Rodriguez 1986
genusDaldorfiaRathbun 1904
specieshimaleoraphis

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.

Daldorfia himaleoraphis Schweitzer 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Schweitzer 2001Carapace wider than long, L/W about 0.65, widest at midlength of mesobranchial region; carapace densely orna- mented with tubercles of varying sizes; front broad, nearly straight, ornamented with sev- eral large tubercles; anterolateral and lateral margins ornamented with sharp, needle-like spines; branchial regions projecting laterally, well differentiated; first pereiopods ornamented with numerous sharp spines and granules.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:20:43
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:20:43
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available