Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Caloxanthus thompsonorum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Feldmanniidae

Taxonomy
Caloxanthus thompsonorum was named by Klompmaker et al. (2015). Its type specimen is SNSB-BSPG 1988 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Finster Graben near Gosau, which is in a Santonian marine siliciclastic in the Hochmoos Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Caloxanthus thompsonorum Klompmaker et al. p. 143 fig. 2

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
—Etyoida
superfamilyEtyoideaGuinot and Tavares 2001
familyFeldmanniidae
genusCaloxanthusMilne-Edwards 1864
speciesthompsonorum

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.

†Caloxanthus thompsonorum Klompmaker et al. 2015
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:17:13
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:08:08
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Caloxanthus thompsonorum (type locality: 226883)