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Orbitoplax weaveri

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8454998https://www.gbif.org/species/8454998
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)225806https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=225806
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Grapsidae : Orbitoplax : Orbitoplax weaveri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Euryplacidae : Orbitoplax : Orbitoplax weaveri
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
-Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
-HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyEuryplacidaeStimpson 1871
genusOrbitoplaxTucker and Feldmann 1990
speciesOrbitoplax weaveriRathbun 1926
Generic NameOrbitoplax
Scientific NameOrbitoplax weaveri Rathbun, 1926
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Orbitoplax weaverispeciesbelongs to Orbitoplaxstated with evidenceRathbun, 1926
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance47.8 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Malacostraca)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. J. Rathbun. 1926. The Fossil Stalk-Eyed Crustacea of the Pacific Slope of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 138:1-155

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1926Orbitoplax weaveri Rathbun

References

Rathbun M. J. (1926) The Fossil Stalk-Eyed Crustacea of the Pacific Slope of North America, United States National Museum Bulletin 138, 1-155
M. J. Rathbun (1926) The Fossil Stalk-Eyed Crustacea of the Pacific Slope of North America: Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum - via Catalogue of Life
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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