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Lobocarcinus pustulosus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae

Taxonomy
Lobocarcinus pustulosus was named by Feldmann and Fordyce (1996). Its type specimen is OU41147, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is I43/f112, which is in an Altonian marine limestone in the Caversham Sandstone Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Lobocarcinus pustulosus Feldmann and Fordyce
2000Lobocarcinus pustulosus Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 244
2010Lobocarcinus pustulosus Schweitzer et al. p. 103

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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
superfamilyCancroideaLatreille 1802
familyCancridae()
subfamilyLobocarcininaeBeurlen 1930
genusLobocarcinusReuss 1857
speciespustulosus

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.

Lobocarcinus pustulosus Feldmann and Fordyce 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Feldmann and Fordyce 1996 Large Lobocarcinus with straight-sided spine clusters on the anterolateral margins, pustulose ornament- ation confined to the lateral flanks and metabranchial regions, and nodose outer surfaces of the carpus and propodus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:21:19
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:21:19
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Altonian or 18.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Lobocarcinus pustulosus (type locality: 202151)