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Acanthodiaulax mclayi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xandarocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Acanthodiaulax mclayi was named by Schweitzer et al. (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cowichan Lake, which is in a Santonian marine mudstone in the Haslam Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Acanthodiaulax.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Acanthodiaulax mclayi Schweitzer et al. p. 23 figs. GSC 124804
2010Acanthodiaulax mclayi Schweitzer et al. p. 65
2012Acanthodiaulax mclayi Schweitzer et al. p. 35 fig. 23.2

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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
superfamilyDromioideaDe Haan 1833
familyXandarocarcinidae
genusAcanthodiaulax
speciesmclayi

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.

Acanthodiaulax mclayi Schweitzer et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
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