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Eocarpilius carolinensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpiliidae

Taxonomy
Eocarpilius carolinensis was named by Blow and Manning (1996). Its type specimen is USNM 484563, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 26883, Martin Marietta Berkeley quarry, which is in a Lutetian carbonate limestone in the Santee Formation of South Carolina. It is the type species of Eocarpilius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Eocarpilius carolinensis Blow and Manning p. 22 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,2
2010Eocarpilius carolinensis Schweitzer et al. p. 114

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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
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyCarpiliidae
genusEocarpilius
speciescarolinensis

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.

Eocarpilius carolinensis Blow and Manning 1996
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Eocarpilius carolinensis (191865 type locality: 191870 191871)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Eocarpilius carolinensis (191863)