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Karumballichirus lakhraensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae

Taxonomy
Neocallichirus lakhraensis was named by Hyžný and Charbonnier (2016). Its type specimen is CPAG.RAN.I.64, a claw, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rhob Nala section, which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the Lakhra Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Karumballichirus lakhraensis by Hyžný et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Neocallichirus lakhraensis Hyžný and Charbonnier p. 346 figs. 4, 5A2,B2,C3,D2,E2, 6H
2025Karumballichirus lakhraensis Hyžný et al. p. 101 fig. 3,4

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyCallichiridae(Manning and Felder 1991)
genusKarumballichirusPoore et al. 2019
specieslakhraensis(Hyžný and Charbonnier 2016)

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.

Karumballichirus lakhraensis Hyžný and Charbonnier 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:23:00
Modified: 2022-09-26 19:20:17
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Ypresian or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Pakistan Calliax sp. (226448)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Pakistan Neocallichirus lakhraensis (239762)