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Tethyscarpilius bericus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae

Taxonomy
Tethyscarpilius bericus was named by De Angeli and Alberti (2016). Its type specimen is MCZ.4461-I.G.367043 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava di Alonte, Monti Berici (middle-upper levels), which is in a Priabonian carbonate limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Tethyscarpilius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Tethyscarpilius bericus De Angeli and Alberti p. 122 figs. Fig. 2A, B; 3A-D
2018Tethyscarpilius bericus Schweitzer et al. p. 8 fig. 5.5a,b

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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()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyCarpiliidae
genusTethyscarpilius
speciesbericus

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.

Tethyscarpilius bericus De Angeli and Alberti 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: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Tethyscarpilius bericus (type locality: 184969)