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Aratidecthes johnsoni

Malacostraca - Aeschronectida - Aratidecthidae

Taxonomy
Aratidecthes johnsoni was named by Schram (1969). It is not extant. Its type locality is Garrard Quarry, levels 5 and 6, Mecca fauna, which is in a Moscovian marginal marine shale in the Staunton Formation of Indiana. It is the type species of Aratidecthes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Aratidecthes johnsoni Schram p. 238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
infraclassHoplocarida(Calman 1904)
orderAeschronectida
familyAratidecthidae
genusAratidecthesSchram 1969
speciesjohnsoni

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.

†Aratidecthes johnsoni Schram 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Aratidecthes johnsoni (type locality: 230307)