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Elektrocarcinus olsonorum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Necrocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Necrocarcinus olsonorum was named by Bishop and Williams (1991).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Necrocarcinus olsonorum Bishop and Williams
2010Necrocarcinus olsonorum Schweitzer et al. p. 81
2014Necrocarcinus olsonorum Karasawa et al. p. 234
2016Elektrocarcinus olsonorum Schweitzer et al. p. 354

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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
speciesolsonorum()

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 olsonorum Bishop and Williams 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:44:12
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:44:12
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Turnsek 1997, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (South Dakota) Necrocarcinus olsonorum (235703)