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Kierionopsis nodosa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dromiidae

Taxonomy
Kierionopsis nodosa was named by Davidson (1966). Its type specimen is USNM 649150, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 7 miles northwest of Streetman, which is in a Selandian marine siliciclastic in the Wills Point Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Kierionopsis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Kierionopsis nodosa Davidson p. 212 fig. 1,2
2009Kierionopsis nodosa Armstrong et al. p. 747
2010Kierionopsis nodosa Schweitzer et al. p. 64
2012Kierionopsis nodosa Schweitzer et al. p. 33 figs. 21.3a-c

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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()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyDromioideaDe Haan 1833
familyDromiidaeDe Haan 1833
genusKierionopsis
speciesnodosa

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.

Kierionopsis nodosa Davidson 1966
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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: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Kierionopsis nodosa (207141)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Texas) Kierionopsis nodosa (type locality: 226943)