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Volgacarcinus longispinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Necrocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Volgacarcinus longispinus was named by Mychko and Schweitzer (2026). Its type specimen is MWO 1 no. 13275/1-1, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Volgacarcinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2026Volgacarcinus longispinus Mychko and Schweitzer

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—PodotremataGuinot 1977
—Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyNecrocarcinoideaFörster 1968
familyNecrocarcinidaeForster 1968
genusVolgacarcinus
specieslongispinus

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.

†Volgacarcinus longispinus Mychko and Schweitzer 2026
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:44:12
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:44:12
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Russian Federation Volgacarcinus longispinus (277997)