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Palaeodromites xestos

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae

Taxonomy
Palaeodromites xestos was named by Schweitzer et al. (2016). Its type specimen is TMM NPL 69651, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Palaeodromites xestos Schweitzer et al. p. 7 figs. 4.1, 4.2

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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()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyGoniodromitidaeBeurlen 1932
genusPalaeodromitesMilne-Edwards 1865
speciesxestos

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.

Palaeodromites xestos Schweitzer et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available