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Palaeodromites octodentatus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae

Taxonomy
Palaeodromites octodentatus was named by Milne-Edwards (1865). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Palaeodromites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Palaeodromites octodentatus Milne-Edwards p. 345 figs. pl. 5
1936Palaeodromites octodentatus van Straelen p. 28
2007Palaeodromites octodentatus Jagt et al. p. 78
2010Palaeodromites octodentatus Schweitzer et al. p. 60
2012Palaeodromites octodentatus Schweitzer et al. p. 6 fig. 4.3a,b

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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
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyGoniodromitidaeBeurlen 1932
genusPalaeodromitesMilne-Edwards 1865
speciesoctodentatusMilne-Edwards 1865

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.

†Palaeodromites octodentatus Milne-Edwards 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Albian or 132.90000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France (Savoie) Palaeodromites octodentatus (233999)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France (Yonne) Palaeodromites octodentatus (139705)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5France (Doubs) Palaeodromites octodentatus (233998)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0France (Savoie) Palaeodromites octodentatus (234085)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland (Vaud) Palaeodromites octodentatus (234056)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France (Haute-Marne) Palaeodromites octodentatus (139708)