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Saratunus karasawai

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae

Discussion

species was originally placed in the genus Lupocyclus (Collin, et al. 2003)

Taxonomy
Lupocyclus karasawai was named by Collins et al. (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 259, Airport road, Sandakan, which is in a Tortonian offshore siliciclastic in the Sandakan Formation of Malaysia.

It was recombined as Saratunus karasawai by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Lupocyclus karasawai Collins et al. p. 213 figs. Pl 5, fig 5
2010Saratunus karasawai Schweitzer et al. p. 111

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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
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPortunidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPodophthalminae()
genusSaratunus
specieskarasawai()

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.

Saratunus karasawai Collins et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Lupocyclus karasawai (type locality: 185835)