K390
Classification
The biological classification of the species represented in the fossil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (Latreille 1829)
Subphylum: Crustacea (Brünnich 1772)
Class: Malacostraca (Latreille 1802)
Superorder: Eucarida (Calman 1904)
Order: Decapoda (Latreille 1802)
Suborder: Pleocyemata (Burkenroad 1963)
Infraorder: Glypheidea (Winckler 1882)
Superfamily: Glypheoidea (Winckler 1882)
Family: Mecochiridae (Van Straelen 1925)
Genus: Mecochirus (Germar 1827)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Latreille 1829)
Subphylum: Crustacea (Brünnich 1772)
Class: Malacostraca (Latreille 1802)
Superorder: Eucarida (Calman 1904)
Order: Decapoda (Latreille 1802)
Suborder: Pleocyemata (Burkenroad 1963)
Infraorder: Glypheidea (Winckler 1882)
Superfamily: Glypheoidea (Winckler 1882)
Family: Mecochiridae (Van Straelen 1925)
Genus: Mecochirus (Germar 1827)
Element
A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.
3 crushed crustaceans on a shale slab.
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
6.2.1988
Collection place
The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.
United Kingdom > England > Dorset
