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Faxelepas ignabergensis

Thecostraca - Verrucomorpha - Pycnolepadidae

Taxonomy
Pycnolepas ignabergensis was named by Carlsson (1953). Its type specimen is SMNH Ar. 8742, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ignaberga (Persson collection), which is in a Campanian carbonate packstone in Sweden.

It was recombined as Faxelepas ignabergensis by Gale and Vidovic (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pycnolepas ignabergensis Carlsson p. 23 figs. pl. 5, fig. 10; pl. 6, figs. 1, 2
2007Pycnolepas ignabergensis Jagt et al. p. 39
2023Faxelepas ignabergensis Gale and Vidovic p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
RankNameAuthor
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderVerrucomorpha(Pilsbry 1916)
familyPycnolepadidae
genusFaxelepasGale 2014
speciesignabergensis(Carlsson 1953)

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.

Faxelepas ignabergensis Carlsson 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden Pycnolepas ignabergensis (type locality: 214339)