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Nucilobus symmetricus

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Nucilobus symmetricus was named by Morris and Collins (1991). Its type specimen is BMNH In 61903, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5549, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam. It is the type species of Nucilobus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Nucilobus symmetricus Morris and Collins p. 20 fig. 34
2003Nucilobus symmetricus Collins et al. p. 203 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
2010Nucilobus symmetricus Schweitzer et al. p. 91
2019Nucilobus symmetricus Karasawa et al. p. 15 fig. 11.1

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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()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyLeucosioideaSamouelle 1819
genusNucilobus
speciessymmetricus

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.

Nucilobus symmetricus Morris and Collins 1991
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