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Lyreidus waitakiensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lyreididae

Taxonomy
Lyreidus waitakiensis was named by Glaessner (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Black Point, Waitaki Valley, which is in an Eocene/Eocene marine sandstone in the Tapui Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Lyreidus (Lysirude) waitakiensis by Feldmann (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Lyreidus waitakiensis Glaessner
1992Lyreidus (Lysirude) waitakiensis Feldmann p. 954
1992Lyreidus waitakiensis Feldmann and Keys p. 10
2010Lyreidus waitakiensis Schweitzer et al. p. 71
2014Lyreidus waitakiensis Karasawa et al. p. 250

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
PodotremataGuinot 1977
Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyRaninoideade Haan 1839
familyLyreididaeGuinot 1993
subfamilyLyreidinae
genusLyreidusDe Haan 1841
specieswaitakiensis

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.

Lyreidus waitakiensis Glaessner 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9New Zealand Lyreidus waitakiensis (type locality: 37709)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand Lyreidus waitakiensis (37708)