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Eurycarpus nanodactylus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Taxonomy
Eurycarpus nanodactylus was named by Schlüter (1868). It is the type species of Eurycarpus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Eurycarpus nanodactylus Schlüter p. 300 figs. Pl 44, fig 1
1873Eurycarpus nanodactylus von der Marck p. 66
2010Eurycarpus nanodactylus Schweitzer et al. p. 145
2015Eurycarpus nanodactylus Schweitzer et al. p. 5 fig. 3.3

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyPalinuridaeLatreille 1802
genusEurycarpus
speciesnanodactylus

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.

Eurycarpus nanodactylus Schlüter 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Modified: 2025-08-22 17:23:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Eurycarpus nanodactylus (213198 221711)