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Panopeus bessmanni

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Panopeidae

Taxonomy
Panopeus bessmanni was named by Collins and Jakobsen (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26805 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Trelde Naes (MGUH collection), which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian marine claystone in the Lillebaelt Clay Formation of Denmark.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Panopeus bessmanni Collins and Jakobsen p. 76 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-3; text-fig 8
2010Panopeus bessmanni Schweitzer et al. p. 122

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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
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
familyPanopeidae
subfamilyPanopeinae
genusPanopeusMilne Edwards 1834
speciesbessmanni

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.

Panopeus bessmanni Collins and Jakobsen 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Denmark Panopeus bessmanni (type locality: 146258)