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Willemoesiocaris

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Polychelidae

Taxonomy
Willemoesiocaris was named by Van Straelen (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: J m]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeopentacheles ovalis.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Willemoesiocaris Van Straelen
2002Willemoesiocaris Sepkoski
2010Willemoesiocaris Schweitzer et al. p. 45
2013Willemoesiocaris Feldmann et al. p. 6

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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
familyPolychelidaeWood-Mason 1875
genusWillemoesiocarisVan Straelen 1924

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. †Willemoesiocaris Van Straelen 1924
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Willemoesiocaris ovalis Van Straelen 1923
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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France W. ovalis (58221)