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Mexicania

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Sicyoniidae

Taxonomy
Mexicania was named by Garassino et al. (2013). It is not extant. Its type is Mexicania grijalvaensis.

It was assigned to Sicyoniidae by Garassino et al. (2013); and to Penaeoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species
M. grijalvaensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Mexicania Garassino et al.
2023Mexicania Schweitzer et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familySicyoniidaeOrtmann 1898
genusMexicania

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. †Mexicania Garassino et al. 2013
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Mexicania grijalvaensis Garassino et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:54:31
Modified: 2025-10-01 17:59:26
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico (Chiapas) M. grijalvaensis (192074)