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Chasmocarcinidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chasmocarcinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Chasmocarcinidae Serene
2006Chasmocarcinidae Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 56
2010Chasmocarcinidae Schweitzer et al. p. 133
2017Chasmocarcinidae Luque et al. p. 18
2022Chasmocarcinidae Schweitzer et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyChasmocarcinidaeSerene 1964
familyChasmocarcinidaeSerene 1964

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. Chasmocarcinidae Serene 1964
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Subfm. Chasmocarcininae Serene 1964
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G. Camatopsis Alcock and Anderson 1899
G. Chasmocarcinops Alcock 1900
G. Chasmocarcinus Rathbun 1898
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Chasmocarcinus chacei Felder and Rabalais 1986
Chasmocarcinus chiloeensis Feldmann et al. 2010
Chasmocarcinus latipes Rathbun 1898
Chasmocarcinus obliquus Rathbun 1898
Chasmocarcinus peresi Rodrigues de Costa 1968
Chasmocarcinus rathbuni Bouvier 1917
Chasmocarcinus robertsi Blow and Bailey 1992
Chasmocarcinus seymourensis Feldmann and Zinsmeister 1984
Chasmocarcinus typicus Rathbun 1898
G. †Collinsius Karasawa 1993
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Collinsius simplex Karasawa 1993
G. †Falconoplax Van Straelen 1933
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Falconoplax bicarinella Collins and Morris 1976
Falconoplax kugleri Van Straelen 1933
G. †Gillcarcinus Collins and Morris 1978
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Gillcarcinus amphora Collins and Morris 1978
G. Hephthopelta Alcock 1899
G. †Mioplax Bittner 1884
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Mioplax socialis Bittner 1884
G. †Orthakrolophos Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
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Orthakrolophos bartonensis Quayle and Collins 1981
Orthakrolophos bittneri Morris and Collins 1991
Orthakrolophos depressus Quayle and Collins 1981
G. Parapilumnus Kossmann 1877
Subfm. Megaesthesiinae Stevcic 2005
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G. Megaesthesius Rathbun 1909
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Megaesthesius sagedae Rathbun 1909
Subfm. Trogloplacinae Guinot 1986
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G. Australocarcinus Davie 1987
G. Trogloplax Guinot 1986
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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Tortonian or 56.00000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Belgium (Egem) Orthakrolophos sp. (126158)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Chasmocarcinus seymourensis (57760)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica Chasmocarcinus seymourensis (57739) Chasmocarcinus seymouriensis (38816)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Barbados Falconoplax bicarinella (185880)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Antarctica Chasmocarcinus seymourensis (207757)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Chasmocarcinus guerini (207556)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Gillcarcinus amphora (202313)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan Gillcarcinus amphora (7730)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Palaeograpsus bartonensis (226653 226658)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Chasmocarcinus guerini (65270)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Saga) Collinsius simplex (127692 202440 202441 202442)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan Collinsius simplex (205046 205047 205048 205049 205050 205051)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Venezuela (Lara) Falconoplax kugleri (46384)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Chile (Chiloe) Chasmocarcinus chiloeensis (228524)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Orthakrolophus bittneri (185835)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Palaeograpsus bittneri (173574)