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Linuparus qualitus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Taxonomy
Linuparus qualitus was named by Feldmann et al. (2021). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quality Canyon, which is in a Turonian marine siltstone in the Kaskapau Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Linuparus qualitus Feldmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyPalinuridaeLatreille 1802
genusLinuparusWhite 1847
speciesqualitus

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.

†Linuparus qualitus Feldmann et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Modified: 2025-08-22 17:23:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (British Columbia) Linuparus qualitus (type locality: 225953)