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Dromiopsis vicetinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Dromiopsis vicetinus was named by Beschin et al. (2016). Its type specimen is MCZ.3905-I.G.361720 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Boschetto di Chiampo [upper Chiampo Marble] - Coleoidea, which is in a Lutetian carbonate volcaniclastic in the Chiampo Marble Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Dromiopsis vicetinus Beschin et al. p. 24 figs. Fig. 15; t. 1, ff. 9A-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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
genusDromiopsisReuss 1858
speciesvicetinus

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.

Dromiopsis vicetinus 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: 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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Dromiopsis vicetinus (type locality: 81057)