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Trichopeltarion berglundorum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Trichopeltariidae

Taxonomy
Trichopeltarion berglundorum was named by Schweitzer and Feldmann (1999). Its type specimen is CM 39667, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is RB18, Twin Rivers quarry, which is in a Chattian marine siliciclastic in the Pysht Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Trichopeltarion berglundorum Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 238 fig. 6,7
2010Trichopeltarion berglundorum Schweitzer et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
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
superfamilyTrichopeltarioidea
familyTrichopeltariidae
genusTrichopeltarionMilne Edwards 1880
speciesberglundorum

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.

Trichopeltarion berglundorum Schweitzer and Feldmann 1999
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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: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Trichopeltarion berglundorum (221301 type locality: 221302)