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Eohexapus albertii

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hexapodidae

Taxonomy
Eohexapus albertii was named by De Angeli et al. (2010). Its type specimen is MCZ 3004-I.G.336834 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Albanello quarry, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Italy. It is the type species of Eohexapus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Eohexapus albertii De Angeli et al. p. 60 figs. Figs. 4, 5, 6
2022Eohexapus albertii Schweitzer et al. p. 16 fig. 7.2

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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
superfamilyHexapodoideaMiers 1886
familyHexapodidaeMiers 1886
genusEohexapus
speciesalbertii

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.

Eohexapus albertii De Angeli et al. 2010
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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: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Monte Bolca, Verona) Eohexapus albertii (type locality: 127283)