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Neocallichirus nishikawai

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae

Taxonomy
Callianassa nishikawai was named by Karasawa (1993). Its type specimen is MFM39007, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Imobara, which is in a Langhian marine siltstone in Japan.

It was recombined as Neocallichirus nishikawai by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Callianassa nishikawai Karasawa p. 32 figs. Pl 3, figs 4-9
2010Neocallichirus nishikawai Schweitzer et al. p. 38

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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
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyCallichiridae(Manning and Felder 1991)
genusNeocallichirusSakai 1988
speciesnishikawai()

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.

Neocallichirus nishikawai Karasawa 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:23:00
Modified: 2022-09-26 19:20:17
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Okayama) Callianassa nishikawai (type locality: 127702 127705 127706 127707 202448)