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Tropifer

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Coleiidae

Taxonomy
Tropifer was named by Gould (1857) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae]. It is not extant. Its type is Tropifer laevis.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Coleiidae by Förster (1967), Duffin (1978), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2013).

Species
T. laevis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Tropifer Gould
1967Tropifer Förster p. 174
1978Tropifer Duffin p. 178
2002Tropifer Sepkoski
2010Tropifer Schweitzer et al. p. 44
2013Tropifer Feldmann et al. p. 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
infraorderPolychelidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyEryonoideaDe Haan 1841
familyColeiidaeVan Straelen 1924
genusTropiferGould 1857

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. †Tropifer Gould 1857
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Tropifer laevis Gould 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalinfrao
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) T. laevis (225932)