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Palaeopinnixa intermedia

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hexapodidae

Taxonomy
Thaumastoplax intermedia was named by Collins and Morris (1976). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 60008 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gauracara Road, which is in a Serravallian marine sandstone in the Brasso Formation of Trinidad and Tobago.

It was recombined as Palaeopinnixa intermedia by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001), Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Thaumastoplax intermedia Collins and Morris p. 128 figs. Pl 19, figs 1,2
2001Palaeopinnixa intermedia Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 336
2010Palaeopinnixa intermedia Schweitzer et al. p. 136

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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()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyHexapodoideaMiers 1886
familyHexapodidaeMiers 1886
genusPalaeopinnixa()
speciesintermedia()

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.

Palaeopinnixa intermedia Collins and Morris 1976
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago Thaumastoplax intermedia (type locality: 171482)