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Colossopantopodus boissinensis

Pycnogonida - Pantopoda - Colossendeidae

Taxonomy
Colossopantopodus boissinensis was named by Charbonnier et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.A52385, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (MNHN collection), which is in a Callovian offshore marl in France. It is the type species of Colossopantopodus.

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by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2023-05-29; modified by M. Clapham on 2023-07-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Colossopantopodus boissinensis Charbonnier et al. p. 2557 fig. 1c,d
2020Colossopantopodus boissinensis Dunlop et al. p. 5
2023Colossopantopodus boissinensis Sabroux et al. p. 13 figs. 3B, 9A,C-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classPycnogonidaLatreille 1810
orderPantopodaGerstaecker 1863
familyColossendeidaeJarzynsky 1870
subfamilyColossendeinaeJarzynsky 1870
genusColossopantopodus
speciesboissinensis

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.

Colossopantopodus boissinensis Charbonnier et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:21:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:22:33
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Colossopantopodus boissinensis (type locality: 58221)