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Tumidocarcinus dentatus
Taxonomy
Tumidocarcinus dentatus was named by Glaessner (1960). Its type specimen is NZGS DC 143, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wharekuri Creek, which is in a Duntroonian offshore shelf sandstone in the Kokoamu Greensand Formation of New Zealand.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Tumidocarcinus dentatus Glaessner p. 28 |
| 1992 | Tumidocarcinus dentatus Feldmann and Keys p. 10 |
| 2010 | Tumidocarcinus dentatus Schweitzer et al. p. 117 |
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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.
†Tumidocarcinus dentatus Glaessner 1960
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. F. Glaessner 1960 | This species differs from T. tumidus in its denticulate antero-lateral margin of the carapace, the regions of which are slightly more pronounced and more convex, particularly on internal moulds. |
Measurements
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Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Duntroonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Tumidocarcinus dentatus (type locality: 45665) |