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Corystes minisculus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Corystidae

Taxonomy
Micromithrax minisculus was named by Feldmann and Wilson (1988). Its type specimen is USNM 404876 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Corystes minisculus by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Micromithrax minisculus Feldmann and Wilson p. 486 fig. 16
1992Micromithrax minisculus Feldmann and Keys p. 11
2003Micromithrax minisculus Feldmann et al. p. 152
2010Corystes minisculus Schweitzer et al. p. 104

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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
superfamilyCorystoideaSamouelle 1819
familyCorystidaeSamouelle 1819
genusCorystes
speciesminisculus()

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.

Corystes minisculus Feldmann and Wilson 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:25:42
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:25:42
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Micromithrax minisculus (57761)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Micromithrax minisculus (173111)