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Typhlocarcinus obtusus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pilumnidae

Taxonomy
Typhlocarcinus obtusus was named by Karasawa (1993). Its type specimen is MFM142009, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Goudaijimashita, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in the Dainichi Sand Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Typhlocarcinus obtusus Karasawa p. 72 figs. Pl 21, figs 1,2
2010Typhlocarcinus obtusus Schweitzer et al. p. 121

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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
subfamilyRhizopinaeStimpson 1858
genusTyphlocarcinusStimpson 1858
speciesobtusus

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.

Typhlocarcinus obtusus Karasawa 1993
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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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan (Shizuoka) Typhlocarcinus obtusus (type locality: 202450)