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Muelleroplax minuscula

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Eoplax minuscula was named by Beschin et al. (2007).

It was recombined as Muelleroplax minuscula by Beschin et al. (2015), Beschin et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Eoplax minuscula Beschin et al.
2010Muelleroplax miniscula Schweitzer et al. p. 130
2015Muelleroplax minuscula Beschin et al. p. 94
2016Muelleroplax minuscula Beschin et al. p. 137

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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
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
genusMuelleroplax
speciesminuscula()

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.

Muelleroplax minuscula Beschin et al. 2007
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Eoplax minuscula (140158) Muelleroplax minuscula (207474)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Muelleroplax minuscula (207556)