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Proxicarpilius planifrons

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae

Taxonomy
Proxicarpilius planifrons was named by Collins and Morris (1978). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 61575, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ramak Kwar, south-west of Dera Ismail Khan, which is in a Lutetian marine shale/limestone in the Domanda Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Proxicarpilius.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Proxicarpilius planifrons Collins and Morris p. 972 figs. Pl 117, figs 5,7; pl. 118, figs 1-4,7
1978Proxicarpilius minor Collins and Morris p. 976 figs. Pl 117, figs 6,8,9; pl 118, figs 5,6,11
2004Proxicarpilius planifrons Schweitzer et al. p. 101
2010Proxicarpilius planifrons Schweitzer et al. p. 115
2013Proxicarpilius planifrons Charbonnier et al. p. 107 figs. 3-5, 6A-I
2018Proxicarpilius planifrons Schweitzer et al. p. 8 fig. 5.4a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—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
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyCarpiliidae
genusProxicarpilius
speciesplanifrons

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.

†Proxicarpilius planifrons Collins and Morris 1978
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Invalid names: Proxicarpilius minor Collins and Morris 1978 [synonym]
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 Thanetian to the top of the Bartonian or 59.20000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Pakistan Proxicarpilius planifrons (226448)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan (Balochistan) Proxicarpilius planifrons (202290 202291 202292 202293 202294 202295 202296 202298 202299 202300 202301 202302 202303 202304 202305 202306 202307 202308)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Proxicarpilius planifrons (type locality: 7730 202311 226419 226450 226451)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan (Punjab) Proxicarpilius planifrons (28972)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Pakistan (Punjab) Proxicarpilius planifrons (38498)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Proxicarpilius minor (202287)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan (Punjab) Proxicarpilius planifrons (167716)