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Megaxantho zoque

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Taxonomy
Megaxantho zoque was named by Vega and Feldmann (2001). It is the type species of Megaxantho.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Megaxantho zoque Vega and Feldmann
2010Megaxantho zoque Schweitzer et al. p. 130
2017Megaxantho zoque Luque et al. p. 46

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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
Life
familyXanthidae
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
subfamilyXanthinaeMacLeay 1838
genusMegaxantho
specieszoqueNewman 1965

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.

Megaxantho zoque Vega and Feldmann 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Megaxantho zoque (133542)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Megaxantho zoque (133566 133883)