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Albuneidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Albuneidae

Taxonomy
Albuneidae was named by Stimpson (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hippidea by Rathbun (1926); to Anomura by Boyko (2004); and to Hippoidea by Boyko (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Albuneidae Stimpson
1926Albuneidae Rathbun p. 126
2002Albuneidae Boyko p. 42
2004Albuneidae Boyko p. 934
2010Albuneidae Schweitzer et al. p. 52
2023Albuneidae Schweitzer et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyHippoideaLatreille 1825
familyAlbuneidaeStimpson 1858
familyAlbuneidaeStimpson 1858

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. Albuneidae Stimpson 1858
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Subfm. Albuneinae Stimpson 1858
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G. Albunea Weber 1795
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†Albunea asymmetrica Müller 1978
Albunea bulla Boyko 2002
Albunea carabus Linnaeus 1758
Albunea catherinae Boyko 2002
†Albunea cuisiana Beschin and De Angeli 1984
†Albunea danai Boyko 1999
Albunea elegans Milne Edwards 1898
Albunea elioti Benedict 1904
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson 1862
Albunea groeningi Boyko 2002
†Albunea hahnae Blow and Manning 1996
Albunea holthuisi Boyko and Harvey 1999
Albunea intermedia Balss 1916
Albunea lucasia de Saussure 1853
Albunea mariellae Seréne 1973
†Albunea marquisiana Boyko 2000
Albunea microps Miers 1878
Albunea occultus Boyko 2002
Albunea paretii Guèrin and Ménevillle 1853
Albunea speciosa Dana 1852
Albunea steinitzi Holthuis 1958
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus 1758
Albunea thurstoni Henderson 1893
†Albunea turritellacola Fraaije et al. 2008
Invalid names: Mioranina Müller 1979 [synonym], Symnista Rafinesque 1815 [synonym]
G. †Harryhausenia Boyko 2004
G. †Italialbunea Boyko 2002
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†Italialbunea lutetiana Beschin and De Angeli 1984
G. Paralbunea Seréne 1977
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Paralbunea dayriti Serene and Umali 1965
Paralbunea manihinei Serène 1977
Paralbunea paradoxa Gordon 1938
G. †Praealbunea Fraaije 2002
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†Praealbunea rickorum Fraaije 2002
G. †Sklallamia Goedert and Berglund 2012
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†Sklallamia buchanani Goedert and Berglund 2012
G. Squillalbunea Boyko 2002
G. Stemonopa Efford and Haig 1968
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Stemonopa insignis Efford and Haig 1968
†Stemonopa prisca De Angeli et al. 2005
G. Zygopa Holthuis 1961
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†Zygopa galantensis De Angeli and Marangon 2001
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis 1961
Zygopa nortoni Serène and Umali 1965
G. Austrolepidopa Efford and Haig 1968
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†Austrolepidopa caledonia Boyko and Harvey 1999
†Austrolepidopa schmitti Efford and Haig 1968
Austrolepidopa trigonops Efford and Haig 1965
Subfm. †Lepidopinae Boyko 2002
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G. Lepidopa Stimpson 1862
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Lepidopa benedicti Schmidt 1935
†Lepidopa californica Efford 1971
†Lepidopa chilensis Lenz 1902
Lepidopa deamae Benedict 1903
†Lepidopa dexterae Abele and Efford 1972
†Lepidopa esposa Efford 1971
†Lepidopa haigae Efford 1971
†Lepidopa luciae Boyko 2002
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict 1903
†Lepidopa mexicana Efford 1971
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict 1903
Lepidopa scutellata Stimpson 1862
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson 1862
†Lepidopa websteri Benedict 1903
†Lepidopa wollebaeki Sivertsen 1934
G. †Leucolepidopa Efford 1969
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†Leucolepidopa sunda Efford 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Praealbunea rickorum (133114)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Sklallamia buchanani (205154)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Albunea lutetiana, Stemonopa prisca (145128) Italialbunea lutetiana (184968)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Albunea cuisiana (81057 146999)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) Albunea hahnae (191869)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Italialbunea lutetiana (184969)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy Paralbunea galantensis (147003)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Albunea asymmetrica (149366 207753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Albunea sp. (228847)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Flrida) Albunaea gibbesii (146568)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virgin Islands) Lepidopa scutellata, Lepidopa venusta (146588)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Albunaea gibbesii (146575)