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Marocarcinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Marocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Marocarcinus was named by Guinot et al. (2008). Its type is Marocarcinus pasinii. It is the type genus of Marocarcinidae.

It was assigned to Marocarcinidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019).

Species
M. pasinii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Marocarcinus Guinot et al.
2010Marocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 70
2019Marocarcinus Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
familyMarocarcinidaeGuinot et al. 2008
genusMarocarcinusGuinot et al. 2008

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. †Marocarcinus Guinot et al. 2008
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Marocarcinus pasinii Guinot et al. 2008
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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Er Rachida) M. pasinii (120457)