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Hexapus decapoda

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hexapodidae

Discussion

originally this species was placed within the genus Prepaeduma.

Taxonomy
Prepaeduma decapoda was named by Morris and Collins (1991). Its type specimen is BMNH In 61994, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5549, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.

It was recombined as Hexapus decapodus by Collins et al. (2003); it was recombined as Hexapus decapoda by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Prepaeduma decapoda Morris and Collins p. 28 figs. 56, 57
2001Hexapus decapoda Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 335
2003Hexapus decapodus Collins et al. p. 220 figs. Pl 7, fig 8
2010Hexapus decapoda Schweitzer et al. p. 136

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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
superfamilyHexapodoideaMiers 1886
familyHexapodidaeMiers 1886
genusHexapusDe Haan 1833
speciesdecapoda()

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.

†Hexapus decapoda Morris and Collins 1991
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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: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malaysia (Sarawak) Hexapus decapodus (175181)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Hexapus decapodus (185833)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Prepaeduma decapoda (173581 173590 173591)