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Parapetrochirus robustus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Parapetrochirus robustus was named by Ferratges et al. (2021). Its type specimen is MSGB68569, a claw, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 km northeast of Bacamorta (Upper Ilerdian), which is in a Ypresian offshore shelf limestone in the Roda Formation of Spain. It is the type species of Parapetrochirus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Parapetrochirus robustus Ferratges et al. p. 4 fig. 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyDiogenidaeOrtmann 1892
genusParapetrochirus
speciesrobustus

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.

Parapetrochirus robustus Ferratges et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Parapetrochirus robustus (type locality: 226406)