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Palaeonephrops browni

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Taxonomy
Hoploparia browni was named by Whitfield (1907). It is not extant. It is the type species of Palaeonephrops.

It was recombined as Palaeonephrops browni by Feldmann and McPherson (1980), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Palaeastacus ornata Whiteaves
1907Hoploparia browni Whitfield
1980Palaeonephrops browni Feldmann and McPherson p. 4 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,10
2010Palaeonephrops browni Schweitzer et al. p. 31
2016Palaeonephrops browni Feldmann et al. p. 23 figs. 22.1a-c

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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
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
HomaridaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyNephropoideaDana 1852
familyNephropidaeDana 1852
genusPalaeonephropsMertin 1941
speciesbrowni(Whitfield 1907)

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.

Palaeonephrops browni Whitfield 1907
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Invalid names: Palaeastacus ornata Whiteaves 1887 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:13:02
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:13:02
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Palaeonephrops browni (235799)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Palaeonephrops browni (235832)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Hoploparia browni (213079)