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Palaeopalaemon

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeopalaemonidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopalaemon was named by Whitfield (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 356]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Palaeopalaemonidae.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeopalaemonidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2013), Feldmann and Schweitzer (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Palaeopalaemon Whitfield
2002Palaeopalaemon Sepkoski
2010Palaeopalaemon Schweitzer et al.
2013Palaeopalaemon Feldmann et al. p. 1
2019Palaeopalaemon Feldmann and Schweitzer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
infraorderPalaeopalaemonidaSchram and Dixon 2004
familyPalaeopalaemonidaeBrooks 1962
genusPalaeopalaemonWhitfield 1880

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.

G. †Palaeopalaemon Whitfield 1880
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Palaeopalaemon newberryi Whitfield 1880
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Invalid names: Palaeopalaemon elegans Sturgeon et al. 1964 [synonym], Palaeopalaemon elleri Howell 1957 [synonym], Palaeopalaemon iowensis Walter 1917 [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: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Ohio) P. elegans (72276) P. newberryi (225952) P. sp. (653 3380)