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Pseudonecrocarcinus milbournei

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paranecrocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Paranecrocarcinus milbournei was named by Collins (2010). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 63771, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Calabar-Akamkpa road, 1 km N of junction [Odukpani Fm], which is in a Cenomanian offshore shale in the Odukpani Formation of Nigeria.

It was recombined as Pseudonecrocarcinus milbournei by Schweitzer et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Paranecrocarcinus milbournei Collins p. 16 figs. 1.5-1.8
2016Pseudonecrocarcinus milbournei Schweitzer et al. p. 362

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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
familyParanecrocarcinidae()
genusPseudonecrocarcinusForster 1968
speciesmilbournei()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Nigeria Paranecrocarcinus milbournei (type locality: 69632)