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Portunus obvallatus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae

Taxonomy
Portunus obvallatus was named by Morris and Collins (1991). Its type specimen is BMNH In 61947, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Portunus obvallatus Morris and Collins p. 7 figs. 43-45
2003Portunus obvallatus Collins et al. p. 212 figs. Pl 4, fig 3
2010Portunus obvallatus Schweitzer et al. p. 112

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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
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPortunidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPortuninaeRafinesque 1815
genusPortunusWeber 1795
speciesobvallatus

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.

Portunus obvallatus Morris and Collins 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malaysia (Sarawak) Portunus obvallatus (175181)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Portunus obvallatus (185833 185835 185836 185846 185847 185848 185850)