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Palaeoxantho libertiensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8533063https://www.gbif.org/species/8533063
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)225127https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=225127
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palaeoxanthopsidae : Palaeoxantho : Palaeoxantho libertiensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palaeoxanthopsidae : Palaeoxantho : Palaeoxantho libertiensis
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
superfamilyCarpilioideaOrtmann 1893
familyPalaeoxanthopsidaeSchweitzer 2003
genusPalaeoxanthoBishop 1986
speciesPalaeoxantho libertiensisBishop 1986
Generic NamePalaeoxantho
Scientific NamePalaeoxantho libertiensis Bishop, 1986
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Palaeoxantho libertiensisspeciesbelongs to Palaeoxanthostated with evidenceBishop, 1986
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Malacostraca)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. A. Bishop. 1986. Two new crabs, Parapaguristes tuberculatus and Palaeoxantho libertiensis, from the Prairie Bluff Formation (Middle Maastrichtian), Union County Mississippi, U.S.A. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99(4):604-611

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1986Palaeoxantho libertiensis Bishop p. 609 figs. 3E, 6

References

Bishop G. A. (1986) Two new crabs, Parapaguristes tuberculatus and Palaeoxantho libertiensis, from the Prairie Bluff Formation (Middle Maastrichtian), Union County Mississippi, U.S.A., Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99 4, 604-611
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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