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Palaxius shastaensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Palaxius shastaensis was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1983). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. salataensis
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2013-05-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Palaxius shastaensis Kristan-Tollmann p. 233 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-10; text-fig 10
1994Palaxius shastaensis Senowbari-Daryan p. 8 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
genusPalaxiusBrönnimann and Norton 1960
speciesshastaensisKristan-Tollmann 1983

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.

†Palaxius shastaensis Kristan-Tollmann 1983
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Mexico (Sonora) Palaxius shastaensis (39170)