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Bajoprosopon piardi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Prosopidae

Taxonomy
Bajoprosopon piardi was named by van Bakel et al. (2021). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Les Fours à Chaux’ (lime kiln), base of level 12, which is in a Bajocian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone in the Oolithe ferrugineuse de Bayeux Formation of France. It is the type species of Bajoprosopon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Bajoprosopon piardi van Bakel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
familyProsopidaevon Meyer 1860
genusBajoprosopon
speciespiardi

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.

†Bajoprosopon piardi van Bakel et al. 2021
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Bajocian or 168.60000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2France Bajoprosopon piardi (type locality: 240562)