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Xanthosia gracilis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Etyidae

Taxonomy
Xanthosia gracilis was named by Jakobsen and Collins (1997). Its type specimen is MGUH 24367 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fakse limestone quarry (Jakobsen collection), which is in a Danian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Denmark.

It was recombined as Faksecarcinus gracilis by Schweitzer et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Xanthosia gracilis Jakobsen and Collins p. 95 figs. PI. 2, figs 1-2; text-fig 1D
2010Xanthosia gracilis Schweitzer et al. p. 131
2012Faksecarcinus gracilis Schweitzer et al. p. 152

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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()
—Etyoida
superfamilyEtyoideaGuinot and Tavares 2001
familyEtyidaeGuinot and Tavares 2001
genusXanthosia
speciesgracilis

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.

†Xanthosia gracilis Jakobsen and Collins 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available