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Merocryptus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Taxonomy
Merocryptus was named by Milne-Edwards (1873). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ebaliinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), De Angeli et al. (2010), Karasawa et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Merocryptus Milne-Edwards
2010Merocryptus De Angeli et al. p. 155
2010Merocryptus Schweitzer et al.
2019Merocryptus Karasawa et al. p. 7

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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)
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
superfamilyLeucosioideaSamouelle 1819
familyLeucosiidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyEbaliinaeStimpson 1871
genusMerocryptusMilne-Edwards 1873

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.

G. Merocryptus Milne-Edwards 1873
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Merocryptus altavillensis De Angeli et al. 2010
Merocryptus lambriformis Poore and Ahyong 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:36:32
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:36:32
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Vicenza) M. altavillensis (207617)