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Pilumnus scaber

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilumnidae

Taxonomy
Pilumnus scaber was named by Gatt and de Angeli (2010). It is extant. Its type locality is Golden Bay, which is in a Messinian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Upper Coralline Limestone Formation of Malta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Pilumnus scaber Gatt and De Angeli
2010Pilumnus scaber Gatt and de Angeli

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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()
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
genusPilumnusLeach 1816
speciesscaber

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.

Pilumnus scaber Gatt and de Angeli 2010
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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: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Pilumnus scaber (type locality: 131977)