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Dinochelus steeplensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Taxonomy
Dinochelus steeplensis was named by Tshudy and Saward (2012). Its type specimen is IC 563, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Dinochelus steeplensis Tshudy and Saward p. 69 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
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
—HomaridaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyNephropoideaDana 1852
familyNephropidaeDana 1852
genusDinochelusAhyong et al. 2010
speciessteeplensis

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.

†Dinochelus steeplensis Tshudy and Saward 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:13:02
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:13:02
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Ctenocheles sp. (76601) Dinochelus steeplensis (81055 136001 178965 179765 179781 186808 226512 226516 226605)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Dinochelus steeplensis (165972)