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Ocalina haldixoni

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae

Taxonomy
Ocalina haldixoni was named by Collins and Donovan (2006). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 60530, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Crab Hill, Port Antonio, which is in a Bartonian/Priabonian carbonate limestone in the Montpelier Formation of Jamaica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Ocalina haldixoni Collins and Donovan
2010Ocalina haldixoni Schweitzer et al. p. 115
2017Ocalina haldixoni Luque et al. p. 65

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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
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyCarpiliidae
genusOcalina
specieshaldixoni

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.

†Ocalina haldixoni Collins and Donovan 2006
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Jamaica Ocalina haldixoni (type locality: 226500)