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Branchioplax rossii

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mathildellidae

Taxonomy
Branchioplax rossii was named by De Angeli and Beschin (2008). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Colli Berici, Vicenza, which is in an Oligocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Calcareniti di Castelgomberto Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Branchioplax rossii De Angeli and Beschin p. 29
2010Branchioplax rossii De Angeli et al. p. 161
2010Branchioplax rossii Schweitzer 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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyMathildellidae()
genusBranchioplax
speciesrossii

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.

†Branchioplax rossii De Angeli and Beschin 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available