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Elektrocarcinus davisi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Necrocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Necrocarcinus davisi was named by Bishop (1985). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Elektrocarcinus davisi by Schweitzer et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Necrocarcinus davisi Bishop
2010Necrocarcinus davisi Schweitzer et al. p. 80
2014Necrocarcinus davisi Karasawa et al. p. 234
2016Elektrocarcinus davisi Schweitzer et al. p. 354 figs. 6C-F

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
PodotremataGuinot 1977
Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyNecrocarcinoideaFörster 1968
familyNecrocarcinidaeForster 1968
genusElektrocarcinus
speciesdavisi()

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.

Elektrocarcinus davisi Bishop 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: marines
Locomotion: actively mobiles
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2024-07-22 17:54:41
Modified: 2024-07-22 17:54:48
Source: s = species, f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Bishop 1985

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Dakota) Necrocarcinus davisi (235370 235774)