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Nanoplax xanthiformis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pseudorhombilidae

Taxonomy
Panopeus xanthiformis was named by Milne-Edwards (1880). It is extant. It is the type species of Nanoplax.

It was recombined as Nanoplax xanthiformis by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Panopeus xanthiformis Milne-Edwards
2010Nanoplax xanthiformis Schweitzer et al. p. 123
2021Nanoplax xanthiformis Schweitzer et al. p. 12 fig. 5.1a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
familyPseudorhombilidaeAlcock 1900
genusNanoplaxGuinot 1967
speciesxanthiformis(Milne-Edwards 1880)

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.

Nanoplax xanthiformis Milne-Edwards 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Tarantian or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Nanoplax xanthiformis (224549)