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Lecythocaris obesa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lecythocaridae

Taxonomy
Lecythocaris obesa was named by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2009). Its type specimen is NHMW 1990/0041/4126, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ernstbrunn Quarry Dorfles V (NHMW collection), which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Ernstbrunn Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Lecythocaris obesa Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 99
2010Lecythocaris obesa Schweitzer et al. p. 62
2012Lecythocaris obesa Schweitzer et al. p. 24 fig. 15.1c

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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()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyGlaessneropsoideaPatrulius 1959
familyLecythocaridae
genusLecythocarisVon Meyer 1858
speciesobesa

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.

†Lecythocaris obesa Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available