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Parazanthopsis meyapaquensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeoxanthopsidae

Taxonomy
Parazanthopsis meyapaquensis was named by Vega et al. (2001).

It was recombined as Palaeoxanthopsis meyapaquensis by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Parazanthopsis meyapaquensis Vega et al.
2010Palaeoxanthopsis meyapaquensis Schweitzer et al. p. 115
2017Palaeoxanthopsis meyapaquensis Luque et al. p. 45

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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
familyPalaeoxanthopsidae
genusParazanthopsisBeurlen 1958
speciesmeyapaquensis

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.

Parazanthopsis meyapaquensis Vega et al. 2001
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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

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Ocozocuautla) Parazanthopsis meyapaquensis (235408 235416)