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Medaeus mbalavuensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Taxonomy
Medaeus mbalavuensis was named by Rathbun (1945). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Medaeus mbalavuensis Rathbun
2010Medaeus mbalavuensis Schweitzer et al. p. 126

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
familyXanthidae
subfamilyEuxanthinaeAlcock 1898
genusMedaeus
speciesmbalavuensis

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.

Medaeus mbalavuensis Rathbun 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Fiji Medaeus mbalavuensis (136573)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Fiji Medaeus mbalavuensis (68330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Medaeus mbalavuensis (68180 136139 136142)