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Herbstia exserta

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Discussion

Locality information indeterminate. Information provided states: Pliocene Coral Rock 30m- 5m (100 ft) level; Gibbons, Barbados

Taxonomy
Herbstia exserta was named by Collins and Morris (1976). Its type specimen is BMNH In. 61199 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gibbons, 30.5 m elevation, which is in a Pleistocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Coral Rock Formation of Barbados.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Herbstia exserta Collins and Morris p. 117 figs. Pl 19, fig 8
2010Herbstia exserta Schweitzer et al. p. 93
2017Herbstia exserta Luque et al. p. 54

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyEpialtidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyPisinaeDana 1851
genusHerbstiaMilne-Edwards 1834
speciesexserta

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.

Herbstia exserta Collins and Morris 1976
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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 Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Barbados Herbstia exserta (type locality: 185881)