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Maeandricampus granuliferus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Taxonomy
Portunites granulifer was named by Glaessner (1960). Its type specimen is NZGS DC 232, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Milburn Quarry, which is in a Chattian carbonate limestone in the Milburn Limestone Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Rhachiosoma granuliferum by Glaessner (1980), Feldmann and Maxwell (1990), Feldmann and Keys (1992); it was recombined as Maeandricampus granuliferus by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002); it was recombined as Maeandricampus granuliferum by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Portunites granulifer Glaessner p. 21
1980Rhachiosoma granuliferum Glaessner p. 187
1990Rhachiosoma granuliferum Feldmann and Maxwell p. 788
1992Rhachiosoma granuliferum Feldmann and Keys p. 10
2002Maeandricampus granuliferus Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 955
2010Maeandricampus granuliferum Schweitzer et al. p. 107
2018Maeandricampus granuliferum Feldmann et al. p. 580

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
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
familyCarcinidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyPolybiinaePaulson 1875
genusMaeandricampus
speciesgranuliferus()

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.

Maeandricampus granuliferus Glaessner 1960
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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 17:22:41
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:22:41
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (South Otago) Portunites granulifer (type locality: 45653)