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Archaeotetra inornata

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Trapeziidae

Taxonomy
Archaeotetra inornata was named by Schweitzer (2005). Its type specimen is MHN-UABCS/BA12-5 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waypoint 29 San Ignacio, which is in an Eocene offshore shelf horizon in the Bateque Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Archaeotetra.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Archaeotetra inornata Schweitzer
2006Archaeotetra inornata Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1
2007Archaeotetra inornata Schweitzer et al. p. 5 figs. Table 1
2010Archaeotetra inornata Schweitzer et al. p. 123
2016Archaeotetra inornata Beschin et al. p. 125
2017Archaeotetra inornata Luque et al. p. 46

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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()
superfamilyTrapezioideaMiers 1886
familyTrapeziidaeMiers 1886
subfamilyTrapeziinaeMiers 1886
genusArchaeotetra
speciesinornata

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.

Archaeotetra inornata Schweitzer 2005
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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 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Archaeotetra inornata (type locality: 56991)