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Metopograpsus badenis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Grapsidae

Taxonomy
Metopograpsus badenis was named by Müller (2006). Its type specimen is HNHM 2005.104.1, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rákos, railway cut, patch reef with Porites, which is in a Badenian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Hungary.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. badensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Metopograpsus badenis Müller p. 44 figs. Pl 2, figs 5,6
2010Metopograpsus badenis Schweitzer et al. p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGrapsidaeMacLeay 1838
genusMetopograpsusMilne-Edwards 1853
speciesbadenis

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.

†Metopograpsus badenis Müller 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:46:39
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Badenian or 13.82000 to 12.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Metopograpsus badenis (type locality: 226240)