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Potamon proavitum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Potamidae

Taxonomy
Potamon proavitum was named by Glaessner (1928). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pseudopotamon proavitum by Bott (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Potamon proavitum Glaessner
1955Pseudopotamon proavitum Bott p. 310
2007Potamon proavitum Feldmann et al. p. 78
2010Potamon proavitum Klaus and Gross p. 48

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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
superfamilyPotamoideaOrtmann 1896
familyPotamidaeOrtmann 1896
subfamilyPotaminaeOrtmann 1896
genusPotamonSavigny 1816
speciesproavitumGlaessner 1928

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.

Potamon proavitum Glaessner 1928
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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 16:18:24
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:18:24
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Austria Potamon proavitum (175587 224554)