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Prochlorodius ellipticus

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Prochlorodius ellipticus was named by Muller and Collins (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Szepvolgy Limestory Facies 4, which is in a Paleogene marine limestone in Hungary. It is the type species of Prochlorodius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Prochlorodius ellipticus Muller and Collins p. 78
2010Prochlorodius ellipticus Schweitzer et al. p. 130
2011Prochlorodius ellipticus Tessier et al. p. 219
2015Prochlorodius ellipticus Beschin et al. p. 95
2016Prochlorodius ellipticus Beschin et al. p. 140
2018Prochlorodius ellipticus Beschin et al. p. 196
2021Prochlorodius ellipticus Schweitzer et al. p. 30 fig. 15.2

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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
genusProchlorodius
speciesellipticus

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.

Prochlorodius ellipticus Muller and Collins 1991
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Diagnosis
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