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Alalcomenaeus

Megacheira - Leanchoiliida - Leanchoiliidae

Taxonomy
Alalcomenaeus was named by Simonetta (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Cm uMid-l Sepkoski's reference number: 778,883].

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Arachnomorpha by Briggs et al. (2008); and to Leanchoiliidae by Lan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Alalcomenaeus Simonetta
2002Alalcomenaeus Sepkoski
2008Alalcomenaeus Briggs et al. p. 243
2021Alalcomenaeus Lan et al. p. 4401 figs. 1, 2, 3B-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
classMegacheira
orderLeanchoiliidaStørmer 1944
familyLeanchoiliidaeRaymond 1935
genusAlalcomenaeusSimonetta 1970

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.

G. †Alalcomenaeus Simonetta 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Comments: Data from Briggs & Whittington (1985).g
Created: 2009-04-21 12:05:06
Modified: 2009-04-21 14:05:06
Source: g = genus
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Delamaran or 513.00000 to 505.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0Canada (British Columbia) A. cambricus (84418 84422 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84431)
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) A. sp. (188659 188662)