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Proeryon giganteus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Coleiidae

Taxonomy
Eryon giganteus was named by Van Straelen (1923). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Proeryon giganteus by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Audo et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Eryon giganteus Van Straelen
2010Proeryon giganteus Schweitzer et al. p. 44
2014Proeryon giganteus Audo et al. p. 505 figs. 2D-E, 6, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderPolychelidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyEryonoideaDe Haan 1841
familyColeiidaeVan Straelen 1924
genusProeryonBeurlen 1928
speciesgiganteus(Van Straelen 1923)

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.

Proeryon giganteus Van Straelen 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalinfrao
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Proeryon giganteus (58221)