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Eocarcinus
Taxonomy
Eocarcinus was named by Withers (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. Its type is Eocarcinus praecursor. It is the type genus of Eocarcinoidea, Eocarcinidae.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eocarcinidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eocarcinidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Species
E. praecursor (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Eocarcinus Withers |
| 2002 | Eocarcinus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Eocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 57 |
| 2023 | Eocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 4 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997 | |||||