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Muelleroplax

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Eoplax Muller and Collins p. 85
2006Eoplax Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 50
2010Muelleroplax Schweitzer et al. p. 130
2015Muelleroplax Beschin et al. p. 94
2016Muelleroplax Beschin et al. p. 137

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
genusMuelleroplax

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.

G. †Muelleroplax Schweitzer et al. 2010
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Muelleroplax minima Muller and Collins 1991
Muelleroplax minimadup Muller and Collins 1991
Muelleroplax minisculadup Beschin et al. 2007
Muelleroplax minuscula Beschin et al. 2007
Invalid names: Eoplax Muller and Collins 1991 [replaced]
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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Hungary (Budapest) Eoplax minima (138811)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Eoplax minuscula (140158) M. minuscula (207474)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy M. minuscula (207556)