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Parthenope panamensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae

Taxonomy
Parthenope panamensis was named by Rathbun (1918). Its type specimen is USNM 324257, a claw, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 6019g, Canal Zone, which is in an Aquitanian marine limestone in the Culebra Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Parthenope panamensis Rathbun p. 178 figs. Plate 66, Figs. 10, 11
2010Parthenope panamensis Schweitzer et al. p. 98
2017Parthenope panamensis Luque et al. p. 35

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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
subfamilyParthenopinaeMacLeay 1838
genusParthenopeWeber 1795
speciespanamensis

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.

Parthenope panamensis Rathbun 1918
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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 16:20:43
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:20:43
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Parthenope panamensis (type locality: 42627)