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Abyssophthalmus bellaii

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Longodromitidae

Taxonomy
Nodoprosopon bellaii was named by Crônier and Boursicot (2009). Its type specimen is MBe0302 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Case Denier, Méron, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in France.

It was recombined as Abyssophthalmus bellaii by Chény et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Nodoprosopon bellaii Crônier and Boursicot p. 1279 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-3; text-fig 3H-J
2023Abyssophthalmus bellaii Chény et al. p. 158 figs. 6F, 12D

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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()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyLongodromitidae
genusAbyssophthalmus
speciesbellaii()

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.

Abyssophthalmus bellaii Crônier and Boursicot 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Nodoprosopon bellaii (type locality: 147806)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Abyssophthalmus bellaii (234522)