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Eriosachila bajaensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae

Taxonomy
Eriosachila bajaensis was named by Schweitzer et al. (2002). Its type specimen is MHN-UABCS/Te25/58-1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Canada El Mangle, which is in an Eocene/Eocene marginal marine sandstone in the Tepetate Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Eriosachila bajaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 9 figs. Figs. 9, 10
2006Eriosachila bajaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1
2007Eriosachila bajaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 6
2010Eriosachila bajaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 85
2017Eriosachila bajaensis Luque et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyAethroideaDana 1851
familyAethridaeDana 1851
genusEriosachila
speciesbajaensis

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.

Eriosachila bajaensis Schweitzer et al. 2002
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Eriosachila bajaensis (type locality: 45694)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Eriosachila bajaensis (58664)