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Paracorallicarcinus arcanus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Litocheiridae

Taxonomy
Paracorallicarcinus arcanus was named by Tessier et al. (1999). Its type specimen is MCZ 1595, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Main di Arzignano, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Paracorallicarcinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Paracorallicarcinus arcanus Tessier et al. p. 95 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-3; text-fig 2
2010Paracorallicarcinus arcanus Schweitzer et al. p. 136
2022Paracorallicarcinus arcanus Schweitzer et al. p. 11 fig. 5.6

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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
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyLitocheiridaeKinahan 1856
genusParacorallicarcinus
speciesarcanus

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.

Paracorallicarcinus arcanus Tessier et al. 1999
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Paracorallicarcinus arcanus (type locality: 145128)