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Zanthopsis sternbergi
Taxonomy
Zanthopsis sternbergi was named by Rathbun (1926) [This species was classified as new by Rathbun 1926; however, it is now known as Xandarocarcinus sternbergi.]. Its type specimen is USNM 73390 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kellys Ranch, 5 mi N (sic) of Carlsbad Station, Santa Fe Railway, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Point Loma Formation of California. It is the type species of Xandaros, Xandarocarcinus.
It was recombined as Xandaros sternbergi by Bishop (1988), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2002) and Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was recombined as Xandarocarcinus sternbergi by Karasawa et al. (2011), Schweitzer et al. (2012) and Luque et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Xandaros sternbergi by Bishop (1988), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2002) and Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was recombined as Xandarocarcinus sternbergi by Karasawa et al. (2011), Schweitzer et al. (2012) and Luque et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1926 | Zanthopsis sternbergi Rathbun p. 54 figs. Plate 39 |
| 1988 | Xandaros sternbergi Bishop p. 252 figs. Figures 3E-H; 4 |
| 2002 | Xandaros sternbergi Schweitzer et al. |
| 2010 | Xandaros sternbergi Schweitzer et al. p. 66 |
| 2011 | Xandarocarcinus sternbergi Karasawa et al. p. 543 figs. Fig. 6 |
| 2012 | Xandarocarcinus sternbergi Schweitzer et al. p. 35 figs. 23.1a-c |
| 2017 | Xandarocarcinus sternbergi Luque et al. p. 40 |
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†Zanthopsis sternbergi Rathbun 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (California) | Zanthopsis sternbergi (type locality: 139649) |