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Ebalia tumefacta (Bryer's nut crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Taxonomy
Cancer tumefacta was named by Montagu (1808). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ebalia tumefacta by van Bakel et al. (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Cancer tumefacta Montagu
2003Ebalia tumefacta van Bakel et al. p. 100 figs. Pl 1, fig 7; pl 2, figs 2,3
2010Ebalia tumefacta Schweitzer et al. p. 87

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyLeucosioideaSamouelle 1819
familyLeucosiidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyEbaliinaeStimpson 1871
genusEbaliaLeach 1817
speciestumefacta(Montagu 1808)

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.

Ebalia tumefacta Montagu 1808 [Bryer's nut crab]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:36:32
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:36:32
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Ebalia tumefacta (221312)