Taxon Profile: Palaeastacus foersteri

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
118069
Authority
Unknown or not entered.
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Fossil
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Not assigned to a family
Genus
Palaeastacus

Profile

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
Dave Watts on 20-Apr-2009
Reference Site/Paper in which the taxon name was checked
Taylor, B.J. (1979) Macrurous Decapoda from the lower Cretaceous of south-eastern Alexander Island. British Antarctic Survey. Scientific Reports 81 1-39. Source is Nisc

Species Profile:

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Type Locality
The actual location of the first recorded specimen
South-eastern Alexander Island

Reference: - Taylor, B.J. (1979) Macrurous Decapoda from the lower Cretaceous of south-eastern Alexander Island. British Antarctic Survey. Scientific Reports 81 1-39. Source is Nisc