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Atherfieldastacus mexicanus
Taxonomy
Meyeria mexicana was named by Rathbun (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chihuahua, Abuja Colorada canyon on north side of Cerro Chino..., which is in an Aptian marine shale in the Gargasian Formation of Mexico.
It was recombined as Atherfieldastacus mexicanus by Robin et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Atherfieldastacus mexicanus by Robin et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1935 | Meyeria mexicana Rathbun p. 17 figs. Plate 26, Figs. 1-4 |
| 1995 | Meyeria mexicana Feldmann et al. p. 405 |
| 2010 | Meyeria mexicana Schweitzer et al. p. 21 |
| 2016 | Atherfieldastacus mexicanus Robin et al. p. 11 |
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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.
†Atherfieldastacus mexicanus Rathbun 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aptian | Mexico (Chihuahua) | Meyeria mexicana (133549) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Mexico (Chihuahua) | Meyeria mexicana (type locality: 140676) |