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Philyra granulosa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Leucosiidae

Taxonomy
Philyra granulosa was named by Morris and Collins (1991). Its type specimen is BMNH In 61905, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tutong Road, S.5548, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Miri Formation of Brunei Darussalam.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Philyra granulosa Morris and Collins p. 23 figs. 36-38
2010Philyra granulosa Schweitzer et al. p. 89

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyLeucosioideaSamouelle 1819
familyLeucosiidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyEbaliinaeStimpson 1871
genusPhilyraLeach 1817
speciesgranulosa

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.

†Philyra granulosa Morris and Collins 1991
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malaysia (Sarawak) Philyra granulosa (175181)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Philyra granulosa (185835)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Philyra granulosa (173574 type locality: 173589 173590)