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Miosesarma japonica

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Varunidae

Taxonomy
Miosesarma japonica was named by Karasawa (1989). It is the type species of Miosesarma.

It was corrected as Miosesarma japonicum by Karasawa (1993), Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Miosesarma japonica Karasawa
1993Miosesarma japonicum Karasawa p. 82 figs. Pl 23, figs 3,4,8; pl 24, fig 10
2010Miosesarma japonicum Schweitzer et al. p. 143
2023Miosesarma japonica Schweitzer et al. p. 7 fig. 3.4

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
familyVarunidaeMilne-Edwards 1853
subfamilyCyclograpsinaeMilne Edwards 1853
genusMiosesarmaKarasawa 1989
speciesjaponicaKarasawa 1989

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.

Miosesarma japonica Karasawa 1989
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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: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Shimane) Miosesarma japonicum (202462)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Okayama) Miosesarma japonicum (127702 127706 127707)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Toyama) Miosesarma japonicum (202474 202475)