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Chlinocephalus demissifrons

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Euryplacidae

Taxonomy
Chlinocephalus demissifrons was named by Ristori (1886). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fornaci, near Savona, which is in a Pliocene carbonate marl in Italy. It is the type species of Chlinocephalus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Chlinocephalus demissifrons Ristori p. 101 figs. Pl 2, figs 5,6
1891Titanocarcinus sculptus Ristori
2004Chlinocephalus demissifrons Garassino et al. p. 275 figs. 15, 16
2010Chlinocephalus demissifrons Schweitzer et al. p. 133
2022Chlinocephalus demissifrons Schweitzer et al. p. 6 fig. 2.6
2024Chlinocephalus demissifrons Garassino and Pasini p. 144 fig. 11

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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()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyEuryplacidaeStimpson 1871
genusChlinocephalus
speciesdemissifrons

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.

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Invalid names: Titanocarcinus sculptus Ristori 1891 [synonym]
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: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy Chlinocephalus demissifrons (type locality: 139185 221587)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Chlinocephalus demissifrons (234413)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Chlinocephalus demissifrons (193967)