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Prochlorodius ellipticus

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Prochlorodius ellipticus was named by Muller and Collins (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Szepvolgy Limestory Facies 4, which is in a Paleogene marine limestone in Hungary. It is the type species of Prochlorodius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Prochlorodius ellipticus Muller and Collins p. 78
2010Prochlorodius ellipticus Schweitzer et al. p. 130
2011Prochlorodius ellipticus Tessier et al. p. 219
2015Prochlorodius ellipticus Beschin et al. p. 95
2016Prochlorodius ellipticus Beschin et al. p. 140
2018Prochlorodius ellipticus Beschin et al. p. 196
2021Prochlorodius ellipticus Schweitzer et al. p. 30 fig. 15.2

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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()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
genusProchlorodius
speciesellipticus

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.

†Prochlorodius ellipticus Muller and Collins 1991
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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 Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Hungary (Budapest) Prochlorodius ellipticus (type locality: 138811)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Vicenze) Prochlorodius ellipticus (127545)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Prochlorodius ellipticus (140158 207470 207471 207557)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Prochlorodius ellipticus (207556)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Prochlorodius ellipticus (207550)