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Glypheoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Glypheoidea Winckler
1992Glypheoidea Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 7
1992Glypheoidea Feldmann and Keys p. 9
2001Glypheoidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 179
2003Glypheoidea Feldmann et al. p. 152
2009Glypheoidea De Grave et al. p. 21
2010Glypheoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 17
2011Glypheoidea Klompmaker and Fraaije p. 8
2015Glypheoidea Feldmann et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882

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.

Superfm. Glypheoidea Winckler 1882
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Fm. †Chimaerastacidae Amati et al. 2004
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G. †Chimaerastacus Amati et al. 2004
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†Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis Amati et al. 2004
Fm. †Clytiopsidae Beurlen 1927
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G. †Clytiella Glaessner 1931
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†Clytiella spinifera Glaessner 1931
G. †Clytiopsis Bill 1914
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Invalid names: Clytiopsis elegans Bill 1914 [synonym]
†Clytiopsis audax von Meyer 1834
†Clytiopsis thuringica Förster 1967
G. †Koryncheiros Feldmann et al. 2012
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†Koryncheiros luopingensis Feldmann et al. 2012
G. †Meridecaris Stockar and Garassino 2013
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†Meridecaris ladinica Stockar and Garassino 2013
G. †Paraclytiopsis Oravecz 1962
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†Paraclytiopsis hungaricus Oravecz 1962
Fm. †Glypheidae Winckler 1883
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G. †Angarestia Charbonnier et al. 2013
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†Angarestia australensis Feldmann et al. 1993
G. †Cedrillosia Garassino et al. 2009
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†Cedrillosia jurassica Garassino et al. 2009
G. †Glyphea Von Meyer 1835
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†Glyphea alexandri Taylor 1979
†Glyphea arborinsularis Etheridge, Jr. 1917
†Glyphea bathonica De Ferry 1865
†Glyphea bicarinata Van Straelen 1924
†Glyphea bohemica Fritsch and Kafka 1887
†Glyphea bronnii Roemer 1839
†Glyphea calloviensis Woods 1927
†Glyphea carinata Tribolet 1874
†Glyphea carolinensis Rathbun 1923
†Glyphea carteri Bell 1863
†Glyphea christeyi Feldmann and Maxwell 1999
†Glyphea couloni Tribolet 1874
†Glyphea crassa Oppel 1861
†Glyphea cretacea McCoy 1854
†Glyphea damesi Garassino 2001
†Glyphea dressieri Meyer 1837
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Invalid names: Glyphea scabrosa Philippi 1865 [synonym], Palinurus squamifer Eudes-Deslongchamps 1842 [synonym]
†Glyphea eureka Damborenea and Mancenido 1987
†Glyphea ferruginea Blake and Judleston 1877
†Glyphea foresti Feldmann and de Saint Laurent 2002
†Glyphea garasbaaensis Garassino et al. 2008
†Glyphea georgianus Taylor 1979
†Glyphea gussmanni Schutze 1907
†Glyphea hennigi Beurlen 1933
†Glyphea jeletzkyi Feldmann and McPherson 1980
†Glyphea jurensis Oppel 1861
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Invalid names: Glyphea dietleni Schütze 1907 [synonym]
†Glyphea liasina von Meyer 1840
†Glyphea lyrica Blake 1876
†Glyphea macromuscula Feldmann and Schweitzer 2013
†Glyphea magnevillii Eudes-Deslongchamps 1835
†Glyphea mazetieri Hee 1924
†Glyphea meyeri Tribolet 1875
†Glyphea meyeri Roemer 1836
†Glyphea micheleae Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
†Glyphea muensteri Voltz 1835
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Invalid names: Glyphea speciosa von Meyer 1835 [synonym]
†Glyphea neocomiensis Robineau-Desvoidy 1849
†Glyphea oculata Woods 1957
†Glyphea pisuergae Charbonnier et al. 2023
†Glyphea prestwichi Woods 1929
†Glyphea pseudoscylarus Schlotheim 1822
†Glyphea pseudoscyllarus Schlotheim 1822
†Glyphea regleyana Desmarest 1822
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Invalid names: Glyphea martini Etallon 1861 [synonym], Glyphea perroni Etallon 1861 [synonym], Glyphea vulgaris von Meyer 1836 [synonym], Palinurus longebrachiatus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1842 [synonym]
†Glyphea reticulata Feldmann and Gazdzicki 1997
†Glyphea riazi Van Straelen 1924
†Glyphea rigoi Garassino 2000
†Glyphea rosenkrantzi Van Straelen 1929
†Glyphea serratosai Dupuy-Revilla 1956
†Glyphea solitaria Oppel 1861
†Glyphea spinulosa Van Straelen 1924
†Glyphea stilwelli Feldmann 1993
†Glyphea stokesi Weller 1903
†Glyphea tantalus Wohrmann 1892
†Glyphea tenuis Oppel 1861
†Glyphea tonelloi Garassino 1997
†Glyphea tricarinata Garassino 1996
†Glyphea vectensis Woods 1927
†Glyphea viohli Polz 2000
†Glyphea wiffenae Feldmann and Stilwell 2012
†Glyphea willetti Woodward 1878
†Glyphea yoshiakii Kato and Karasawa 2006
Invalid names: Brisa Muenster 1839 [synonym], Gigacerina Charbonnier et al. 2013 [synonym], Orphnea Munster 1839 [synonym]
G. †Glypheopsis Beurlen 1928
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†Glypheopsis etalloni Oppel 1861
†Glypheopsis ornata Quenstedt 1858
†Glypheopsis trouvillensis Charbonnier et al. 2013
G. †Heteroglyphaea Colosi 1921
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†Heteroglyphaea paronae Colosi 1921
G. †Paraglyphea Beurlen 1928
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†Paraglyphea ambigua Von Fritsch 1870
G. †Rectaglyphea Charbonnier et al. 2013
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†Rectaglyphea howardae Charbonnier et al. 2013
G. †Squamosoglyphea Beurlen 1930
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†Squamosoglyphea redenbacheri Schweigert and Garassino 2005
†Squamosoglyphea rogeri Schweigert and Garassino 2005
†Squamosoglyphea squamosa Munster 1839
G. †Trachysoma Bell 1858
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†Trachysoma alpina Oppel 1861
†Trachysoma antipodum Glaessner 1960
†Trachysoma cretacea McCoy 1849
†Trachysoma granulosa Beurlen 1928
†Trachysoma heeri Oppel 1861
†Trachysoma lundgreni Schluter 1874
†Trachysoma pustulosa von Meyer 1840
†Trachysoma robusta Feldmann and McPherson 1980
†Trachysoma rostrata Phillips 1829
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Invalid names: Glyphea bradfordensis Hee 1924 [synonym], Glyphea hispida Carter 1886 [synonym], Glyphea stonesfieldensis Van Straelen 1923 [synonym]
†Trachysoma scabrum Bell 1858
†Trachysoma terquemi Oppel 1861
†Trachysoma tomesi Woodward 1868
Fm. †Litogastroidae Karasawa et al. 2013
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G. †Lissocardia von Meyer 1849
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†Lissocardia silesiaca von Meyer 1849
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Invalid names: Lissocardia magna von Meyer 1849 [synonym], Piratella badensis Assmann 1927 [synonym]
Invalid names: Piratella Assmann 1927 [synonym]
G. †Litogaster von Meyer 1847
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†Litogaster luxoviensis Étallon 1859
†Litogaster obtusa von Meyer 1844
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Invalid names: Litogaster venusta von Meyer 1847 [synonym], Myrtonius serratus von Meyer 1849 [synonym]
†Litogaster ornata von Meyer 1849
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Invalid names: Myrtonius serratusdup von Meyer 1849 [synonym]
†Litogaster tuberculata Assmann 1927
†Litogaster turnbullensis Schram 1971
Invalid names: Aphthartus von Meyer 1849 [synonym], Liogaster von Meyer 1844 [replaced], Myrtonius von Meyer 1849 [synonym]
G. †Paralitogaster Glaessner 1969
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†Paralitogaster durlachensis Förster 1967
†Paralitogaster limicola König 1920
Invalid names: Aspidogaster Assmann 1927 [replaced]
G. †Pseudoglyphea Oppel 1861
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†Pseudoglyphea alpina Forster 1971
†Pseudoglyphea amalthea Oppel 1861
†Pseudoglyphea ancylochelis Woodward 1863
†Pseudoglyphea etalloni Oppel 1862
†Pseudoglyphea eximia Oppel 1861
†Pseudoglyphea foersteri Feldmann 2002
†Pseudoglyphea friulana Garassino and Rigo 2008
†Pseudoglyphea gigantea Garassino and Teruzzi 1993
†Pseudoglyphea grandis von Meyer 1840
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Invalid names: Pseudoglyphea winwoodi Woodward 1868 [synonym]
†Pseudoglyphea jourdani Dumortier 1867
†Pseudoglyphea mulleri van Straelen 1936
†Pseudoglyphea spinosa Assmann 1927
†Pseudoglyphea straeleni Theobald 1953
†Pseudoglyphea terquemi Oppel 1861
Invalid names: Audogaster Charbonnier et al. 2013 [synonym], Scapheus Woodward 1863 [synonym], Triasiglyphea van Straelen 1936 [synonym]
G. †Pseudopemphix Wüst 1903
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†Pseudopemphix albertii von Meyer 1840
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Invalid names: Pemphix meyeri Alberti 1864 [synonym], Pseudopemphix fritschii Wüst 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Seebachia Wüst 1903 [synonym]
G. †Tridactylastacus Feldmann et al. 2012
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†Tridactylastacus sinensis Feldmann et al. 2012
Fm. †Mecochiridae Van Straelen 1925
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G. †Atherfieldastacus Simpson 2016
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†Atherfieldastacus rapax Harbort 1905
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. †Jabaloya Garassino et al. 2009
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†Jabaloya aragonensis Garassino et al. 2009
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 mexicana Rathbun 1935
†Meyeria ornata Phillips 1829
†Meyeria ornatus Phillips 1829
†Meyeria pueblaensis Feldmann and Vega 1995
†Meyeria schwartzi Kitchin 1908
†Meyeria vectensis Bell 1863
G. †Romaniacheiros Frantescu et al. 2018
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†Romaniacheiros lophia Frantescu et al. 2018
G. †Selenisca Von Meyer 1874
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†Selenisca gratiosa Von Meyer 1847
Fm. †Platychelidae Glaessner 1969
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G. †Platychela Glaessner 1931
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†Platychela trauthi Glaessner 1931
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Invalid names: Platychela kahleri Glaessner 1931 [synonym]
G. †Platypleon van Straelen 1936
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†Platypleon nevadensis van Straelen 1936
Invalid names: Mesochiridae van Straelen 1924 [empty], Neoglypheidae Karasawa et al. 2013 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2023-11-13 01:41:31
Modified: 2023-11-13 01:41:31
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spathian to the top of the Lutetian or 251.30000 to 41.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 251.2 Ma

Collections (218 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Litogaster sp. (202145) Litogaster turnbullensis (96857)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Glypheoidea indet. (211747)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Guizhou) Litogastridae indet. (229435)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) Clytiopsis argentoratensis (206490 206492)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France Clytiopsis argentoratense (154201) Clytiopsis argentoratensis (226189) Clytiopsis elegans, Clytiopsis argentoratense (154038) Galathea audax (226102) Lithogaster luxoviensis (226074)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Clytiopsis argentoratensis (140639) Clytiopsis elegans, Clytiopsis argentoratense (206545)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Germany Aspidogaster durlachensis (226187)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0France (Grand Est) Clytiopsis argentoratensis (203355 206487)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Germany Clytiopsis sp. (226169) Pemphix albertii (226150)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Netherlands Clytiopsis argentoratensis (106537) Clytiopsis argentoratensis, Pseudoglyphea spinosa (106538)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Galathea audax (226081) Liogaster obtusa, Litogaster venusta (226146) Lissocardia silesiaca (221762) Lissocardia silesiaca, Aspidogaster limicola (221761) Lissocardia silesiaca, Aspidogaster limicola, Litogaster ornata (127457) Lissocardia silesiaca, Pseudopemphix meyeri (221760) Litogaster limicola (90045 226001 226002 226004) Litogaster limicola, Litogaster venusta (226003) Litogaster ornata (226013) Litogaster tiefenbachensis (226015 226016) Litogaster tuberculata (226080) Pemphix meyeri (225984) Pseudopemphix albertii (226170 226171 226172 226173 226174 226175 226176)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Poland Aphthartus ornatus, Lissocardia magna, Lissocardia silesiaca, Myrtonius serratus (136176) Aspidogaster limicola (226103)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Koryncheiros luopingensis, Tridactylastacus sinensis (127488)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Germany Litogaster ornata (226014) Piratella badensis (225852) Pseudopemphix spinosus (225985)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Germany Pseudopemphix fritschii (226177)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland Meridecaris ladinica (197323)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Germany Litogaster obtusa (226190) Pemphix albertii (226191)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Canada (British Columbia) Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis (44367 44368 44370)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany Clytiopsis thuringica (226186)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Glyphea tantalus (205157)