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Dardanus balaitus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Dardanus balaitus was named by Ferratges (2022). Its type specimen is MGSB77622, a claw (right propodus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barranco de Ramals, near La Puebla de Roda (MGSB collection), which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Serraduy Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. laensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Dardanus balaitus Ferratges p. 179 fig. 6

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyDiogenidaeOrtmann 1892
genusDardanusPaulson 1875
speciesbalaitus

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.

†Dardanus balaitus Ferratges 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:08:35
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Dardanus balaitus (210299 type locality: 226427)