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Wilsonimaia

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Wilsonimaia was named by Blow and Manning (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1259]. Its type is Wilsonimaia ethelae.

It was assigned to Majidae by Blow and Manning (1996); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Majinae by Feldmann et al. (1998), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Species
W. ethelae (type species), W. schneiderorum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Wilsonimaia Blow and Manning p. 15
1998Wilsonimaia Feldmann et al. p. 15
2002Wilsonimaia Sepkoski
2010Wilsonimaia Schweitzer et al. p. 95
2020Wilsonimaia Schweitzer et al. p. 16

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMajinaeSamouelle 1819
genusWilsonimaia

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. †Wilsonimaia Blow and Manning 1996
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Wilsonimaia ethelae Blow and Manning 1996
Wilsonimaia schneiderorum Blow and Manning 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) W. ethelae (5378 7297 7298 7299) W. schneiderorum (191860)