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Vanuachela

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Vanuachela was named by Kammerer (2006).

It was assigned to Raninidae by Kammerer (2006); and to Brachyura by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2023).

Species
Vanua linearius

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Vanua Rathbun
2002Vanua Sepkoski
2006Vanuachela Kammerer
2010Vanua Schweitzer et al. p. 146
2023Vanuachela Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 4

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
genusVanuachela

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.

G. †Vanuachela Kammerer 2006
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Invalid names: Vanua Rathbun 1945 [replaced]
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: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Vanua linearius (68181 136142)