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Palaeopalaemonidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeopalaemonidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopalaemonidae was named by Brooks (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeopalaemon.

It was assigned to Eocaridacea by Brooks et al. (1969); to Palaeopalaemonoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Palaeopalaemonida by Feldmann et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Palaeopalaemon (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Palaeopalaemonidae Brooks
1969Palaeopalaemonidae Brooks et al. p. R343
2010Palaeopalaemonidae Schweitzer et al.
2013Palaeopalaemonidae Feldmann et al. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
Life
infraorderPalaeopalaemonidaSchram and Dixon 2004
familyPalaeopalaemonidaeBrooks 1962
familyPalaeopalaemonidaeBrooks 1962

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.

Fm. †Palaeopalaemonidae Brooks 1962
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G. †Palaeopalaemon Whitfield 1880
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Palaeopalaemon newberryi Whitfield 1880
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Invalid names: Palaeopalaemon elegans Sturgeon et al. 1964 [synonym], Palaeopalaemon elleri Howell 1957 [synonym], Palaeopalaemon iowensis Walter 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Famennian or 372.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Palaeopalaemon elegans (72276) Palaeopalaemon sp. (653 3380)