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Squamipelta

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Annuntidiogenidae

Taxonomy
Squamipelta was named by Yost et al. (2023). It is not extant. Its type is Squamipelta insecta.

It was assigned to Annuntidiogenidae by Yost et al. (2023).

Species
S. insecta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Squamipelta Yost 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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyAnnuntidiogenidaeFraaije 2014
genusSquamipelta

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.

G. †Squamipelta Yost et al. 2023
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†Squamipelta insecta Yost et al. 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria S. insecta (89473)