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Zanthopsis carolinensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae

Taxonomy
Zanthopsis carolinensis was named by Rathbun (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Creston, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in South Carolina.

It was recombined as Neozanthopsis carolinensis by Schweitzer (2003) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Zanthopsis carolinensis Rathbun p. 90 figs. Plate 20, figures 1, 2
2003Neozanthopsis carolinensis Schweitzer p. 1119
2010Neozanthopsis carolinensis Schweitzer et al. p. 118

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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
superfamilyCarpilioidea
familyZanthopsidaeVia 1959
genusZanthopsis
speciescarolinensis

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.

Zanthopsis carolinensis Rathbun 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Zanthopsis carolinensis (type locality: 143059)