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Daira speciosa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dairidae

Taxonomy
Daira speciosa was named by Reuss (1871).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. americana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Daira speciosa Reuss
2010Daira speciosa Schweitzer et al. p. 105

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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()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyDairoideaSerene 1965
familyDairidaeNg and Rodriguez 1986
genusDairaDe Haan 1833
speciesspeciosaReuss 1871

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.

†Daira speciosa Reuss 1871
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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: base of the Langhian to the top of the Messinian or 15.98000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Poland Daira speciosa (139754)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Daira speciosa (141124)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ukraine Daira speciosa (66971)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Daira speciosa (149366 207751 207754 207755)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Daira speciosa (32515 32516)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Moldova Daira speciosa (78643 78646 78661 78665)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary Daira speciosa (34739)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Daira speciosa (131977)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Daira speciosa (70785 70887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Daira speciosa (34724 70890)