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Acanthaxius

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Axiidae

Taxonomy
Acanthaxius was named by Sakai and Saint Laurent (1989). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Axiidae by Franţescu (2014) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Acanthaxius Sakai and Saint Laurent
2014Acanthaxius Franţescu
2023Acanthaxius Schweitzer et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyAxiidaeHuxley 1879
genusAcanthaxiusSakai and Saint Laurent 1989

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. †Acanthaxius Sakai and Saint Laurent 1989
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Acanthaxius carinatus Franţescu 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) A. carinatus (127164 164605)