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Galenopsis americana

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilumnidae

Taxonomy
Galenopsis americana was named by Rathbun (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Prairie Creek and Pine Barren section / Prairie Creek and Allenton, which is in a Thanetian marine horizon in Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Galenopsis americana Rathbun
2010Galenopsis americana Schweitzer et al. p. 119

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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
genusGalenopsisMilne-Edwards 1865
speciesamericana

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.

†Galenopsis americana Rathbun 1935
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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: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Galenopsis americana (type locality: 142748)