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Romaleon branneri

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae

Taxonomy
Cancer branneri was named by Rathbun (1926). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cancer (Romaleon) branneri by Nations (1975); it was recombined as Romaleon branneri by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2000) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Cancer branneri Rathbun p. 63 figs. Plate 16, Fig. 4
1975Cancer (Romaleon) branneri Nations p. 33 figs. 4, 15, 16, 31-1, 31-2
2000Romaleon branneri Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 243
2010Romaleon branneri Schweitzer et al. p. 102

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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
superfamilyCancroideaLatreille 1802
familyCancridae()
subfamilyCancrinaeLatreille 1802
genusRomaleonGistl 1848
speciesbranneri()

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.

Romaleon branneri Rathbun 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:21:19
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:21:19
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.78100 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Romaleon branneri (138719 138720)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (California) Romaleon branneri (138724)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (California) Cancer branneri (219031 219033 219034 219857 226457 226571 226572 226574 226580 226584 226611)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Cancer branneri (59063 160361 219032 226476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Cancer branneri (96591)