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Viaiidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Viaiidae

Subtaxa
Heeia, Vectis, Viaia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Viaiidae Artal et al. p. 399
2012Viaiidae Schweitzer et al. p. 25
2022Viaiidae Gašparič et al. p. 3

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
familyViaiidae
familyViaiidae

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.

Fm. †Viaiidae Artal et al. 2012
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G. †Heeia Wright and Collins 1972
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Heeia villersensis Hee 1924
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Invalid names: Calappa cranium Wright and Wright 1945 [synonym]
G. †Vectis Withers 1946
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Vectis blesai Ósso et al. 2023
Vectis caseyi Wright and Collins 1972
Vectis collinsi van Bakel et al. 2020
Vectis echinorum Wright and Collins 1972
Vectis wrighti Withers 1946
G. †Viaia Artal et al. 2012
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Viaia brinae Gašparič et al. 2022
Viaia robusta Artal et al. 2012
Viaia tisae Gašparič et al. 2022
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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 121.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0United Kingdom (Wilmington) Calappa cranium (235458)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Vectis wrighti (171903)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Vectis blesai (235335)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Vectis echinorum (171804) Vectis wrighti (1747)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Russian Federation (Dagestan) Vectis collinsi (221309)
Late/Upper Aptian - Middle Albian119.57 - 106.3Slovenia Viaia brinae, Viaia tisae (226642)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Vectis caseyi (171805)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Navarro) Viaia robusta (125667)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain Viaia robusta (139171)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain (Basque) Heeia villersensis (235777)