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Antarctomithrax thomsoni

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8452105https://www.gbif.org/species/8452105
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)220996https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=220996
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Corystidae : Antarctomithrax : Antarctomithrax thomsoni
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Homolidae : Antarctomithrax : Antarctomithrax thomsoni
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classMalacostracaLatreille 1802
superorderEucaridaCalman 1904
orderDecapodaLatreille 1802
-MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyuraLatreille 1802
superfamilyHomoloideade Haan 1839
familyHomolidaeDe Haan 1833
genusAntarctomithraxFeldmann 1994
speciesAntarctomithrax thomsoniFeldmann 1994
Generic NameAntarctomithrax
Scientific NameAntarctomithrax thomsoni Feldmann, 1994
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Antarctomithrax thomsonispeciesbelongs to Antarctomithraxstated with evidenceFeldmann, 1994
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Malacostraca)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, and A. Garassino, H. Karasawa, and G. Schweigert. 2010. Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species. Crustaceana Monographs 10:1-222

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1994Antarctomithrax thomsoni Feldmann
2003Antarctomithrax thomsoni Feldmann et al. p. 152

References

Schweitzer C. E., Feldmann R. M., et al (2010) Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species, Crustaceana Monographs 10, 1-222
Feldmann R. M., Schweitzer C. E., et al (2003) Decapod crustaceans from the Eocene La Meseta Formation, Seymour Island, Antarctica: a model for preservation of decapods, Journal of the Geological Society, London 160, 151-160
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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