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Daldorfia salina

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parthenopidae

Taxonomy
Daldorfia salina was named by Schweitzer et al. (2006). Its type specimen is MHN-UABCS/Ba12-26, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Daldorfia salina Schweitzer et al. p. 34 figs. figs. 3.1-3.3
2007Daldorfia salina Schweitzer et al. p. 5 figs. Table 1
2010Daldorfia salina Schweitzer et al. p. 97
2017Daldorfia salina Luque et al. p. 43

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyParthenopoideaMacLeay 1838
familyParthenopidaeMacleay 1838
subfamilyDaldorfiinaeNg and Rodriguez 1986
genusDaldorfiaRathbun 1904
speciessalina

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.

Daldorfia salina Schweitzer et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2006Carapace small for genus, front very deeply sulcate and downturned; distinctly triangular in outline; carapace grooves well-defined; nodose sculpture strong.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:20:43
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:20:43
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

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) Daldorfia salina (56991)