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Llajassus caesius

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Scyllaridae

Taxonomy
Parribacus caesius was named by Squires (2001) [Lower-Middle Eocene; California]. It is not extant. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 548, Simi Arroyo, which is in a Lutetian transition zone/lower shoreface siltstone/sandstone in the Llajas Formation of California.

It was recombined as Llajassus caesius by Nyborg and Garassino (2017) and Gustafson (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Parribacus caesius Squires p. 21 figs. 44-46
2010Parribacus caesius Schweitzer et al. p. 47
2017Scyllarus manleyidup Feldmann and Schweitzer
2017Scyllarella manleyi Feldmann and Schweitzer p. 12 fig. 1
2017Llajassus caesius Nyborg and Garassino p. 314
2023Llajassus caesius Gustafson p. 16 fig. 10

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyScyllaridaeLatreille 1825
genusLlajassus
speciescaesius(Squires 2001)

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.

Llajassus caesius Squires 2001
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Invalid names: Scyllarella manleyi Feldmann and Schweitzer 2017 [synonym], Scyllarus manleyidup Feldmann and Schweitzer 2017 [synonym]
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 15:46:54
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:46:54
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Llajassus caesius (205555) Scyllarella manleyi (193969)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Parribacus caesius (type locality: 51922)