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Nanocassiope secretanae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Taxonomy
Nanocassiope secretanae was named by Beschin et al. (2016). Its type specimen is VR 94548 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rama di Bolca, which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Nanocassiope secretanae Beschin et al. p. 130 figs. Fig. 64; t. 17, f. 2

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
familyXanthidae
subfamilyXanthinaeMacLeay 1838
genusNanocassiope
speciessecretanae

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.

Nanocassiope secretanae Beschin et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Nanocassiope secretanae (type locality: 207470)