Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Joanellia elegans

Malacostraca

Taxonomy
Palaeocrangon elegans was named by Peach (1883). Its type specimen is GSE 5838, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Joanellia.

It was recombined as Joanellia elegans by Schram (1979).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Palaeocrangon elegans Peach p. 515 figs. Pl 28, figs 8,8a
1908Crangopsis robusta Peach p. 78 figs. Pl 12, figs 8-12
1908Crangopsis minuta Peach p. 80 figs. Pl 11, figs 16-18
1979Joanellia elegans Schram p. 116 fig. 56,57

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
genusJoanelliaSchram 1979
specieselegans(Peach 1883)

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.

Joanellia elegans Peach 1883
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Crangopsis minuta Peach 1908 [synonym], Crangopsis robusta Peach 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available