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Eumorphactaea scissifrons

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilumnidae

Taxonomy
Eumorphactaea scissifrons was named by Bittner (1875). It is the type species of Eumorphactaea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Eumorphactaea scissifrons Bittner
1883Eumorphactaea scissifrons Bittner p. 313
2005Eumorphactaea scissifrons Beschin et al. p. 24 figs. Pl 5, figs 2,3; text-fig 16
2010Eumorphactaea scissifrons Schweitzer et al. p. 119
2012Eumorphactaea scissifrons Beschin et al. p. 71 figs. Pl 11, figs 3a,b, 4; text-fig 63
2016Eumorphactaea scissifrons Beschin et al. p. 105
2022Eumorphactaea scissifrons Schweitzer et al. p. 6 fig. 3.2

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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
superfamilyPilumnoideaSamouelle 1819
familyPilumnidae
subfamilyPilumninaeSamouelle 1819
genusEumorphactaea
speciesscissifrons

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.

Eumorphactaea scissifrons Bittner 1875
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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: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Eumorphactaea scissifrons (207553)