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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bucklandi to the top of the Ypresian or 199.50000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 192.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 192.9 Ma
Collections (77 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bucklandi | Italy | Mecochirus sp. (90673) | |
| Falciferum | Argentina (Chubut) | Mecochirus robbianoi (111190) | |
| Opalinum | Switzerland | Mecochirus eckerti (35832 35835 35837 35838 35841 35847 35854 138777 138778) | |
| Middle Jurassic | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Mecochirus pearcei (204062) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Russian Federation (Ryazan) | Eumorphia sp. (221308) | |
| Heterian | New Zealand (Kawhia) | Mecochirus marwicki (35731) | |
| Heterian | New Zealand (North Island) | Mecochirus marwicki (202170) | |
| Early/Lower Oxfordian | United Kingdom (England) | Mecochirus socialis (93210 191842 191843) | |
| Middle Oxfordian | France (Normandy) | Mecochirus sp. (4857 4911) | |
| Oxfordian | USA (Wyoming) | Mecochirus sp. (162922) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | Spain (Aragón) | Jabaloya aragonensis (127501) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | France | Meyeria hurtrelleorum (232211) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal | Mecochirus sp. (8673) | |
| Puaroan | New Zealand (North Island) | Mecochirus sp. (202171) | |
| Puaroan | New Zealand | Mecochirus marwicki (63754) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Mecochirus longimanatus (152603) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Mecochirus longimanatus, Mecochirus dubius (105541) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | Germany | Meyeria ornata (190081 221737) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | Canada (British Columbia) | Mecochirus tuberculatus (235327) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian | Germany | Mecochirus rapax (95087) | |
| Early/Lower Valanginian | Spain | Atherfieldastacus rapax (226432) | |
| Valanginian | France (Montbazin (Herault)) | Meyeria sp. (139197) | |
| Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian | Argentina | Meyerella rapax (65445 65447 66646) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | Germany | Mecochirus ornatus (50181 91586) | |
| Hauterivian | France (Yonne) | Meyeria ornata (139205) | |
| Hauterivian | France (Marne) | Mecochirus houdardi (233997) | |
| Hauterivian | United Kingdom | Meyeria magna (226220) | |
| Barremian - Albian | France (Doubs) | Mecochirus houdardi (233998) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Spain (Castelló) | Meyeria bolivari (233185) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Mexico (Puebla) | Atherfieldastacus magnus (228379) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | Meyeria magna (226223) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Spain | Atherfieldastacus magnus (235299) Meyeria ornata, Atherfieldastacus magnus (235300) | |
| Aptian | Mexico (Chihuahua) | Meyeria mexicana (133549) | |
| Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | Atherfieldastacus magnus (240552) Meyeria magna (1748) Meyeria ornata, Atherfieldastacus magnus (240553) | |
| Aptian | Mexico (Puebla) | Meyeria pueblaensis (64014 64015 133550) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Colombia | Meyeria magna (133329) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Spain | Atherfieldastacus magnus (236856) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Mexico (Chihuahua) | Meyeria mexicana (140676) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Colombia (Santander) | Mecochiridae indet. (235890) | |
| Albian | USA (Kansas) | Huhatanka kiowana (235875 235876) | |
| Albian | France (Haute-Marne) | Mecochirus houdardi (139708) | |
| Cenomanian | Mexico (Hidalgo) | Mecochirus sp. (133548) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | France | Mecochirus cenomanicus (232721) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Texas) | Mecochiridae indet. (3906) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Antarctica | Meyeria crofti (235418 235422) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | Antarctica | Meyeria crofti (66658) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Greenland | Mecochirus rostratus (70235) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Canada (British Columbia) | Meyeria harveyi (123792) | |
| Maastrichtian | Greenland | Mecochirus rostratus (70218 70221 70223 70240 149175 149176) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (Kent) | Meyeria magma (147826) |