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Orthakrolophos bittneri

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chasmocarcinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeograpsus bittneri was named by Morris and Collins (1991). Its type specimen is BMNH In 61987, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5538, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.

It was recombined as Orthakrolophus bittneri by Collins et al. (2003); it was recombined as Orthakrolophos bittneri by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Palaeograpsus bittneri Morris and Collins p. 24 figs. 66, 67
2001Orthakrolophos bittneri Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 339
2003Orthakrolophus bittneri Collins et al. p. 218 figs. Pl 7, fig 2
2010Orthakrolophos bittneri Schweitzer et al. p. 133

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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
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyChasmocarcinidaeSerene 1964
subfamilyChasmocarcininaeSerene 1964
genusOrthakrolophos
speciesbittneri()

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.

Orthakrolophos bittneri Morris and Collins 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available