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Mecochiridae
Taxonomy
Mecochiridae was named by Van Straelen (1925). It is not extant. Its type is Mecochirus.
It was assigned to Glypheoidea by Aguirre-Urreta (1989), Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2015), Robin et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Glypheoidea by Aguirre-Urreta (1989), Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2015), Robin et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Mecochiridae Van Straelen |
| 1989 | Mecochiridae Aguirre-Urreta p. 534 |
| 1992 | Mecochiridae Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 7 |
| 1992 | Mecochiridae Feldmann and Keys p. 9 |
| 2010 | Mecochiridae Schweitzer et al. p. 402 |
| 2015 | Mecochiridae Feldmann et al. p. 21 |
| 2016 | Mecochiridae Robin et al. p. 11 |
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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.
Fm. †Mecochiridae Van Straelen 1925
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G. †Atherfieldastacus Robin et al. 2016
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†Atherfieldastacus magnus M'Coy 1849
†Atherfieldastacus mexicanus Rathbun 1935
†Atherfieldastacus rapax Harbort 1905
†Atherfieldastacus schwartzi Kitchin 1908
Invalid names: Meyerella Simpson 1985 [synonym]
G. †Eumorphia von Meyer 1847
G. †Huhatanka Feldmann and West 1978
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†Huhatanka australis Schweitzer et al. 2022
†Huhatanka kiowana Scott 1970
G. †Mecochirus Germar 1827
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†Mecochirus cenomanicus Charbonnier et al. 2023
†Mecochirus chilensis Forster and Von Hillebrandt 1984
†Mecochirus clypeatus Carter 1898
†Mecochirus dubius Munster 1839
†Mecochirus eckerti Frentzen 1937
†Mecochirus foresti Secretan 1968
†Mecochirus germari Garassino 1996
†Mecochirus grandis Quenstedt 1856
†Mecochirus houdardi van Straelen 1936
†Mecochirus leionoton Krause 1891
†Mecochirus longimanatus Schlotheim 1822
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Invalid names: Mecochirus baieri Germar 1827 [synonym], Mecochirus brevimanus Munster 1839 [synonym], Mecochirus locusta Germar 1827 [synonym], Megachirus brevimanus Munster 1839 [synonym], Pterochirus remimanus Munster 1836 [synonym]
†Mecochirus marwicki Glaessner 1960
†Mecochirus minimus Hee 1924
†Mecochirus olifex Quenstedt 1856
†Mecochirus pearcei McCoy 1849
†Mecochirus peytoni Woodward 1876
†Mecochirus robbianoi Pagani et al. 2011
†Mecochirus rostratus Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992
†Mecochirus socialis Von Meyer 1841
Mecochirus tuberculatus Garassino et al. 2021
Mecochirus tuberculatus Garassino et al. 2021
Mecochirus tuberculatus Garassino et al. 2021
†Mecochirus tuberculatus Garassino et al. 2021
Invalid names: Carciniellum Strand 1928 [synonym], Mecochiria [synonym], Megachirus Bronn 1836 [synonym], Norna Munster 1840 [synonym], Pterochirus Munster 1839 [synonym]
G. †Meyeria M'Coy 1849
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†Meyeria bolivari Van Straelen 1927
†Meyeria crofti Ball 1960
†Meyeria gracilis Glaessner 1932
†Meyeria harveyi Woodward 1900
†Meyeria hurtrelleorum Charbonnier et al. 2023
†Meyeria ornata Phillips 1829
†Meyeria ornatus Phillips 1829
†Meyeria pueblaensis Feldmann and Vega 1995
†Meyeria vectensis Bell 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available