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Eubelum rusingaense

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Eubelidae

Taxonomy
Eubelum rusingaense was named by Morris (1979). Its type specimen is BMNH In.61025 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rusinga Island R.1a, which is in a Burdigalian dry floodplain horizon in the Hiwegi Formation of Kenya.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Eubelum rusingaense Morris p. 72 figs. 1-11

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
—Mancoida
orderIsopodaLatreille 1817
suborderOniscidea
superfamilyPorcellionoideaVerhoeff 1918
familyEubelidaeBudde-Lund 1899
genusEubelumBudde-Lund 1885
speciesrusingaense

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.

†Eubelum rusingaense Morris 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Eubelum rusingaense (type locality: 184478)