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Willemoesiocaris ovalis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Polychelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopentacheles ovalis was named by Van Straelen (1923). It is not extant. It is the type species of Willemoesiocaris.

It was recombined as Willemoesiocaris ovalis by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2013) and Audo et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Palaeopentacheles ovalis Van Straelen
2010Willemoesiocaris ovalis Schweitzer et al. p. 45
2013Willemoesiocaris ovalis Feldmann et al. p. 6 fig. 5.2
2014Willemoesiocaris ovalis Audo et al. p. 510 figs. 2G, H 8

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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
familyPolychelidaeWood-Mason 1875
genusWillemoesiocarisVan Straelen 1924
speciesovalis(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.

Willemoesiocaris ovalis 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: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

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 Willemoesiocaris ovalis (58221)