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Homolus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Homolodromiidae

Taxonomy
Homolus was named by Eudes-Deslongschamps (1835). It is not extant. Its type is Homolus auduini.

It was assigned to Homolodromiidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2012).

Species
H. auduini (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Homolus Eudes-Deslongschamps
1866Palaeoinachus Woodward
1988Protocarcinus Smith and Xu p. 94
2010Homolus Schweitzer et al.
2012Homolus Schweitzer et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyHomolodromiidaeAlcock 1900
genusHomolusEudes-Deslongschamps 1835

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. †Homolus Eudes-Deslongschamps 1835
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Homolus auduini Woodward 1866
Invalid names: Palaeoinachus Woodward 1866 [synonym], Protocarcinus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Bajocian or 170.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Xizang) Protocarcinus hebes (61426)