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Bryocarpilius aquilinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocarpilius aquilinus was named by Collins and Morris (1973). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 60890 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SW of Beda Oilfield, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in Libya. It is the type species of Bryocarpilius.

It was recombined as Bryocarpilius aquilinus by Feldmann et al. (2011) and Schweitzer et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Palaeocarpilius aquilinus Collins and Morris p. 284 figs. Pl 29, figs 1-8; pl 30, figs 1-8
2003Palaeocarpilius aquilinus Schweitzer p. 1112
2010Palaeocarpilius aquilinus Schweitzer et al. p. 115
2011Bryocarpilius aquilinus Feldmann et al. p. 345
2018Bryocarpilius aquilinus Schweitzer et al. p. 4 fig. 3.2a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
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
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyCarpiliidae
genusBryocarpilius
speciesaquilinus()

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.

Bryocarpilius aquilinus Collins and Morris 1973
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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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Libya Palaeocarpilius aquilinus (type locality: 171489) Palaeocarpilius sp. (49943)