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Cretachlorodius enciensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Cretachlorodius enciensis was named by Fraaye (1996). Its type specimen is MAB k.0014, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ENCI Quarry, 3 m above base of Meerssen Member, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in the Maastricht Formation of the Netherlands. It is the type species of Cretachlorodius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Cretachlorodius enciensis Fraaye p. 274 figs. Pl 1, figs 2a,b
2010Cretachlorodius enciensis Schweitzer et al. p. 129
2021Cretachlorodius enciensis Schweitzer et al. p. 29 fig. 13.7

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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
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
genusCretachlorodius
speciesenciensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Cretachlorodius enciensis (126557 type locality: 133105)