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Enoploclytia gigantea

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae

Taxonomy
Enoploclytia gigantea was named by Devillez et al. (2016). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 1/2 mi SE of Fort Worth, which is in an Albian marine horizon in the Weno Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Enoploclytia gigantea Devillez et al. p. 531 figs. Fig. 8E-H

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyErymoideaVan Straelen 1924
familyErymidaeVan Straelen 1924
genusEnoploclytia
speciesgigantea

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.

Enoploclytia gigantea Devillez et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:11:34
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:11:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Enoploclytia gigantea (type locality: 140918)