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Enoploclytia sussexiensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae

Taxonomy

Astacus sussexiensis was named by Mantell (1824). It is not extant. It is the type species of Palaeastacus.

It was recombined as Enoploclytia sussexiensis by van Straelen (1936); it was recombined as Palaeastacus sussexiensis by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2015), Devillez et al. (2016) and Ossó et al. (2024).

Synonyms

Enoploclytia brevimana was named by M'Coy (1849). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cherry Hinton (University of Cambridge collection), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate chalk in the Lower Chalk Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeastacus sussexiensis by Devillez et al. (2016).
Palaeastacus dixoni was named by Bell (1850). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Enoploclytia sussexiensis by van Straelen (1936); it was synonymized subjectively with Palaeastacus sussexiensis by Feldmann et al. (2015) and Devillez et al. (2016).
Phlyctisoma granulatum was named by Bell (1863).

It was synonymized subjectively with Enoploclytia sussexiensis by van Straelen (1936); it was recombined as Pustulina granulata by Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was synonymized subjectively with Palaeastacus sussexiensis by Devillez et al. (2016).
Hoploparia scabra was named by Bell (1863).

It was synonymized subjectively with Enoploclytia sussexiensis by van Straelen (1936); it was recombined as Palaeastacus scaber by Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was synonymized subjectively with Palaeastacus sussexiensis by Devillez et al. (2016).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1824	Astacus sussexiensis Mantell
1849	Enoploclytia brevimana M'Coy p. 332
1850	Palaeastacus dixoni Bell
1863	Hoploparia scabra Bell
1863	Phlyctisoma granulatum Bell p. 36 figs. Pl 11, figs 9,10
1936	Enoploclytia sussexiensis van Straelen p. 12
2010	Enoploclytia brevimana Schweitzer et al. p. 22
2010	Palaeastacus dixoni Schweitzer et al. p. 25
2010	Palaeastacus scaber Schweitzer et al. p. 26
2010	Palaeastacus sussexiensis Schweitzer et al. p. 26
2010	Pustulina granulata Schweitzer et al. p. 26
2015	Palaeastacus sussexiensis Feldmann et al. p. 3 figs. 2.3a-c
2016	Palaeastacus sussexiensis Devillez et al. p. 526
2024	Palaeastacus sussexiensis Ossó et al. p. 11 figs. 7E-I

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010

Rank	Name	Author
class	Malacostraca	()
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
—	Reptantia	(Boas)
infraorder	Glypheidea	Winckler 1882
superfamily	Erymoidea	Van Straelen 1924
family	Erymidae	Van Straelen 1924
genus	Enoploclytia
species	sussexiensis	(Mantell 1824)

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.

†Enoploclytia sussexiensis Mantell 1824

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

infaunalf

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2022-11-16 16:11:34

Modified:

2022-11-16 16:11:34

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	France (Yonne)	Enoploclytia sussexiensis (234011)