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Neocallichirus quisquellanus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae

Taxonomy
Neocallichirus quisquellanus was named by Schweitzer et al. (2006) [The generic designation was questioned in the original paper.]. Its type specimen is MNHNCu-P5116 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rio Camaron, which is in a Langhian lagoonal claystone in the Yanigua Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Neocallichirus quisquellanus Schweitzer et al. p. 115 fig. 3D
2010Neocallichirus quisquellanus Schweitzer et al. p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyCallichiridae(Manning and Felder 1991)
genusNeocallichirusSakai 1988
speciesquisquellanus

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.

Neocallichirus quisquellanus Schweitzer et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2006Manus of major chela rectangular, about three-quarters as high as long; outer surface with scattered tubercles in lower distal corner; lower margin sinuous; distal margin with bulbous, serrate swelling; fixed finger with blunt teeth on proximal half.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:23:00
Modified: 2022-09-26 19:20:17
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Neocallichirus quisquellanus (type locality: 65595)