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Moianella cervantesi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Montezumellidae

Taxonomy
Moianella cervantesi was named by Ossó and Domínguez (2021) [Made available by Ossó & Domínguez 2021]. Its type specimen is MGB 59624, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near the village of Moià, which is in a Priabonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Spain. It is the type species of Moianella.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Ossó and Domínguez (2013), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019), Ossó and Domínguez (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Moianella cervantesi Ossó and Domínguez p. 165 figs. 2A-G

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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()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMontezumelloidea
familyMontezumellidae
genusMoianella
speciescervantesi

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.

Moianella cervantesi Ossó and Domínguez 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Moianella cervantesi (type locality: 226412)