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Latheticocarcinus affinis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Homolidae

Taxonomy
Eohomola affinis was named by Jakobsen and Collins (1997). Its type specimen is MGUH 24362 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fakse limestone quarry (Jakobsen collection), which is in a Danian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Denmark.

It was recombined as Homola affinis by Schweitzer (2001); it was misspelled as Latheticocarcinus affinus by Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was recombined as Latheticocarcinus affinis by Klompmaker et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Eohomola affinis Jakobsen and Collins p. 95 figs. PI. 1, figs 3-4, 6; text-fig 1C
2001Homola affinis Schweitzer p. 522
2010Latheticocarcinus affinus Schweitzer et al. p. 68
2022Latheticocarcinus affinis Klompmaker et al. p. 1101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
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()
Homoloida
superfamilyHomoloideade Haan 1839
familyHomolidaeDe Haan 1833
genusLatheticocarcinus
speciesaffinis()

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.

Latheticocarcinus affinis Jakobsen and Collins 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Eohomola affinis (type locality: 146257) Latheticocarcinus affinis (227080)