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Xanthilites verrucoides

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Tumidocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Xanthilites verrucoides was named by Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992). Its type specimen is MGUH 21.612, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Verrucoides.

It was recombined as Verrucoides verrucoides by Vega et al. (2001), Schweitzer (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Xanthilites verrucoides Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 38 figs. 21A-C
2001Verrucoides verrucoides Vega et al. p. 940
2003Verrucoides verrucoides Schweitzer p. 1124
2010Verrucoides verrucoides Schweitzer et al. p. 116
2018Verrucoides verrucoides Schweitzer et al. p. 10 fig. 7.3

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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
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyTumidocarcinidae
genusXanthilites
speciesverrucoides

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.

Xanthilites verrucoides Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
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No collection or age range data are available