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Magila

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Axiidae

Taxonomy
Magila was named by Munster (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 75]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Axiidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Magila Munster
1959Palaeoaxius Patrulius
2002Magila Sepkoski
2010Magila Schweitzer et al. p. 42
2023Magila Schweitzer et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyAxiidaeHuxley 1879
genusMagilaMunster 1839

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.

G. †Magila Munster 1839
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Magila bonjouri Etallon 1861
Magila denticulata Munster 1839
Magila desmarestii Munster 1839
Magila dissimilis Carter 1886
Magila dura Moericke 1889
Magila latimana Munster 1839
Magila levimana Carter 1886
Magila parvula Oppel 1862
Magila pichleri Oppel 1862
Magila robusta Oppel 1862
Magila rougemonti Tribolet 1873
Magila straeleni Patrulius 1959
Invalid names: Palaeoaxius Patrulius 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 161.20000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0France Callianassa bonjouri (139752)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) M. dissimilis, M. levimana, M. pichleri (191842) M. dissimilis, M. pichleri (191843)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal M. sp. (67943)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) M. latimana (228758)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Romania Palaeoaxius straeleni (146252)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) M. desmarestii (105541)