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Eryma

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae

Taxonomy

Eryma was named by Von Meyer (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine-l K Haut-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Macrourites modestiformis. It is the type genus of Erymidae, Erymoidea, Eryminae.

It was assigned to Erymaidae by Rathbun (1926); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Eryminae by Charbonnier et al. (2023); and to Erymidae by Tshudy and Sorhannus (2000), Feldmann and Titus (2006), Kato et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2015), Hyzny et al. (2015), Devillez et al. (2016), Devillez and Charbonnier (2017) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).

Species

E. affinis, E. amalthei (syn. E. laedonensis, E. propinqua), E. americana, E. americanum, E. anisodactylum, E. antiquum, E. australe, E. babeaui, E. birdi, E. boloniensis, E. bordenensis, E. caraboeufi, E. compressum (syn. E. gaiffei, Erymastacus quenstedti, E. wuerttembergica, E. bizeti, Glyphea bedelta, E. corbieri, E. falcifera, E. greppini, Bolina girodi, E. authelini, E. nicklesi, E. aspera, Glyphea aalensis, E. elegans, Bolina etalloni, E. oppeli), E. corallinum, E. crassimanum, E. cretaceum, E. cumonti, E. dutertrei, E. flecta, E. flectum, E. fossatum, E. georgei, E. glaessneri, E. gracilimanum, E. hoerstgenensis, E. jungostrix, E. lafayi, E. lerasi, E. leucodermum, E. madagascariensis, E. major, E. mandelslohi (syn. E. orthodactylus, E. curva, E. karitzkyi), E. modestiforme (syn. Astacus leptodactylus, E. pseudoventrosa, Glyphea laevigata), E. modestiformis, E. mosquensis, E. nippon, E. ollerenshawi, E. ornatum (syn. E. calloviensis), E. osciensis, E. pulchellum, E. punctatum, E. quadriverrucatum, E. quenstedti, E. radiatum, E. rinellincolum, E. romani, E. sinemurianum, E. squalidum, E. stantoni, E. strambergensis, E. stricklandi, E. sulcatum, E. veltheimii, E. ventrosum (syn. E. villersi, E. maeandrina, E. thirriai, Galicia marianae, E. morieri, E. subventrosa, E. thurmanni), E. vocontii, Erymastacus hoerstgenensis, Erymastacus ornatus, Galicia veltheimi, Galicia westphali

Synonyms

Erymastacus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eryma by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Erymidae by Hyzny et al. (2015).
Bolina was named by Muenster (1839). Its type is Tetrachela raiblana.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eryma by Devillez and Charbonnier (2019).
Galicia was named by Garassino and Krobicki (2002). Its type is Galicia marianae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eryma by Devillez and Charbonnier (2017) and Devillez and Charbonnier (2019).

It was assigned to Erymidae by Garassino and Krobicki (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2015).
Klytia was named by von Meyer (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: J l J u].

It was synonymized subjectively with Eryma by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2015) and Devillez and Charbonnier (2019).

It was assigned to Decapoda by Frentzen (1937) and Sepkoski (2002).
Protoclytiopsis was named by Birshtein (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 2,351]. Its type is Protoclytiopsis antiqua.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eryma by Devillez and Charbonnier (2017) and Devillez and Charbonnier (2019).

It was assigned to Eryminae by Förster (1967); to Erymidae by Birshtein (1958), Schram (1980), Sepkoski (2002), De Grave et al. (2009) and Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Clytiopsidae by Karasawa et al. (2013) and Feldmann et al. (2015).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1839	Bolina Muenster
1840	Eryma Von Meyer
1840	Klytia von Meyer p. 19
1926	Eryma Rathbun p. 127
1937	Clytia Frentzen
1958	Protoclytiopsis Birshtein p. 477
1967	Protoclytiopsis Förster p. 142
1980	Protoclytiopsis Schram p. 546
2000	Eryma Tshudy and Sorhannus p. 227
2002	Galicia Garassino and Krobicki p. 55
2002	Eryma Sepkoski
2002	Erymastacus Sepkoski
2002	Klytia Sepkoski
2002	Protoclytiopsis Sepkoski
2006	Eryma Feldmann and Titus p. 63
2009	Protoclytiopsis De Grave et al. p. 21
2010	Eryma Kato et al. p. 764 fig. 3
2010	Eryma Schweitzer et al. p. 23
2010	Galicia Schweitzer et al. p. 25
2010	Protoclytiopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 26
2013	Protoclytiopsis Karasawa et al.
2015	Eryma Feldmann et al. p. 1
2015	Galicia Feldmann et al. p. 3
2015	Protoclytiopsis Feldmann et al. p. 10
2015	Eryma Hyzny et al. p. 375
2015	Erymastacus Hyzny et al. p. 375
2016	Eryma Devillez et al. p. 518
2017	Eryma Devillez and Charbonnier p. 2
2023	Eryma Charbonnier et al. p. 582
2024	Eryma Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 12

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010

Rank	Name	Author
class	Malacostraca	()
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
—	Reptantia	(Boas)
infraorder	Glypheidea	Winckler 1882
superfamily	Erymoidea	Van Straelen 1924
family	Erymidae	Van Straelen 1924
subfamily	Eryminae	van Straelen 1924
genus	Eryma	Von Meyer 1840

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.

G. †Eryma Von Meyer 1840

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†Eryma affinis De Ferry 1865

†Eryma amalthei Quenstedt 1851

Invalid names: Eryma laedonensis Etallon 1861 [synonym], Eryma propinqua Oppel 1861 [synonym]

†Eryma americana Rathbun 1923

†Eryma americanum Rathbun 1923

†Eryma anisodactylum Krause 1891

†Eryma antiquum Birshtein 1958

†Eryma australe Secretan 1964

†Eryma babeaui Etallon 1861

†Eryma birdi Woods 1930

†Eryma boloniensis Sauvage 1891

†Eryma bordenensis Copeland 1960

†Eryma caraboeufi Moriere 1888

†Eryma compressum Eudes-Deslongchamps 1842

Invalid names: Bolina etalloni de Ferry 1862 [synonym], Eryma aspera Oppel 1861 [synonym], Eryma authelini Mechin 1901 [synonym], Eryma bizeti Moriere 1888 [synonym], Eryma elegans Oppel 1861 [synonym], Eryma gaiffei Mechin 1901 [synonym], Eryma nicklesi Mechin 1901 [synonym], Eryma oppeli Beurlen 1928 [synonym], Eryma wuerttembergica Oppel 1861 [synonym], Erymastacus quenstedti Beurlen 1928 [synonym], Glyphea aalensis Quenstedt 1857 [synonym], Glyphea bedelta Quenstedt 1857 [synonym]

†Eryma corallinum Van Straelen 1924

†Eryma crassimanum Krause 1891

†Eryma cretaceum Roger 1946

†Eryma cumonti Van Straelen 1921

†Eryma dutertrei Sauvage 1891

†Eryma flecta Rathbun 1926

†Eryma flectum Rathbun 1926

†Eryma fossatum Krause 1891

†Eryma georgei Carter 1886

†Eryma glaessneri van Straelen 1936

†Eryma gracilimanum Lahusen 1894

†Eryma hoerstgenensis Bachmayer and Malzahn 1983

†Eryma jungostrix Feldmann and Titus 2006 [lobster]

†Eryma lafayi Lissajous 1923

†Eryma lerasi Etallon 1861

†Eryma leucodermum Pusch 1838

†Eryma madagascariensis Secretan 1964

†Eryma major Oppel 1861

†Eryma mandelslohi von Meyer 1840

Invalid names: Eryma curva Beurlen 1928 [synonym], Eryma karitzkyi Lahusen 1894 [synonym], Eryma orthodactylus Beurlen 1928 [synonym]

†Eryma modestiforme von Schlotheim 1822

Invalid names: Astacus leptodactylus Germar 1827 [synonym], Eryma pseudoventrosa Beurlen 1928 [synonym], Glyphea laevigata Munster 1839 [synonym]

†Eryma modestiformis von Schlotheim 1822

†Eryma mosquensis Lahusen 1894

†Eryma nippon Karasawa et al. 2008

†Eryma ollerenshawi Feldmann and Copeland 1988

†Eryma ornatum Quenstedt 1857

Invalid names: Eryma calloviensis Oppel 1861 [synonym]

†Eryma osciensis Garassino 2014

†Eryma pulchellum Carter 1886

†Eryma punctatum Oppel 1861

†Eryma quadriverrucatum Trautschold 1866

†Eryma quenstedti Beurlen 1928

†Eryma radiatum Oppel 1861

†Eryma rinellincolum De Gregorio 1884

†Eryma romani Oppel 1861

†Eryma sinemurianum Garassino 1996

†Eryma squalidum Etallon 1861

†Eryma stantoni Rathbun 1935

†Eryma strambergensis Bachmayer 1959

†Eryma stricklandi Phillips 1871

†Eryma sulcatum Harbort 1905

†Eryma veltheimii Münster 1839

†Eryma ventrosum Von Meyer 1835

Invalid names: Eryma maeandrina Krause 1891 [synonym], Eryma morieri Hee 1924 [synonym], Eryma subventrosa Etallon 1861 [synonym], Eryma thirriai Étallon 1859 [synonym], Eryma thurmanni Etallon 1861 [synonym], Eryma villersi Morière 1883 [synonym], Galicia marianae Garassino and Krobicki 2002 [synonym]

†Eryma vocontii Devillez et al. 2016

Invalid names: Bolina Muenster 1839 [synonym], Erymastacus [synonym], Galicia Garassino and Krobicki 2002 [synonym], Klytia von Meyer 1840 [synonym], Protoclytiopsis Birshtein 1958 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

infaunalf

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2022-11-16 16:11:34

Modified:

2022-11-16 16:11:34

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 259.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (69 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	Germany	Erymastacus hoerstgenensis (96856)
Changhsingian	254.17 - 252.17	Russian Federation	Protoclytiopsis antiqua (117459)
Jurassic	201.4 - 145.0	France	E. girodi, E. ornata, E. mundelslohi, E. rugosa, E. loedonensis, E. amulthea, E. babeaui, E. squalida, E. ventrosa, E. thirriai, E. subventrosa, E. thurmanni (139752)
Sinemurian	199.3 - 190.8	Canada (Northwest Territories)	E. bordenensis (123789 123790) Erymastacus bordenensis (123788)
Bucklandi	196.5 - 189.6	Italy	Phlyctisoma sp. (90673)
Margaritatus	189.6 - 183.0	Canada (Alberta)	E. ollerenshawi (155646)
Early/Lower Toarcian	183.0 - 182.0	Spain	E. bedelta (25213 25612 26329 26384)
Falciferum	183.0 - 182.0	France	E. boloniensis, E. dutertrei (122734)
Opalinum	175.6 - 171.6	Switzerland	E. bedelta (35808 35948) E. sp. (138777 138778)
Bathonian	168.3 - 166.1	France	Bolina girodi (226096 226097)
Early/Lower Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	France	E. cumonti (58221) E. squalida (171488)
Early/Lower Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Russian Federation (Ryazan)	E. ornatum (234389)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	France	E. ventrosum (234522 234533)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Russian Federation (Ryazan)	E. quadriverrucatum, E. ventrosum (234388) E. sp., E. quadriverrucatum, E. ventrosum (221308)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Switzerland	E. sp. (171552)
Middle Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Madagascar	E. madagascariensis (98166)
Middle Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	France	E. squalida (185576)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	United Kingdom (England)	Glyphea stricklandi (100669)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	USA (Utah)	E. jungostrix (162919)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	France	Bolina ventrosa (226094 226095)
Early/Lower Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	United Kingdom (England)	E. babeaui, E. georgii, E. pulchella, E. mandelslohi, E. ventrosa, E. villersi (191842) E. mandelslohi (93210 191840 191841) E. mandelslohi, E. villersi (191843)
Early/Lower Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	France	Bolina ventrosa (226087 226088 226089)
Late/Upper Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	France	E. ventrosum (232211)
Middle Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	Switzerland	E. sp. (58564 58565 58566)
Middle Oxfordian	161.2 - 155.7	Poland (Krzeszowice)	Galicia marianae (127458)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	France	Bolina thirriae (226098)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	Erymastacus major, E. modestiforme, E. punctatum, Galicia westphali (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian	155.7 - 150.8	Germany (Bavaria)	E. veltheimii (132944)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian	155.7 - 145.0	Germany (Bayern)	E. modesitforme, E. modestiforme, E. veltheimii (228758)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian	155.7 - 145.0	Japan	E. sp. (227689)
Tithonian	152.1 - 145.0	Czech Republic	Erymastacus strambergensis (189840)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Germany (Bavaria)	E. modestiforme (152603)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Germany (Bayern)	E. sp. (31991)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	United Kingdom (England)	E. sp. (221340)
Late/Upper Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	United Kingdom (England)	E. dutertrei (126163)
Berriasian	145.0 - 139.8	France	Enoploclytia glaessneri (139706)
Early/Lower Hauterivian	136.4 - 130.0	Argentina	E. sulcata (66636)
Early/Lower Hauterivian	136.4 - 130.0	Germany	E. sulcata (50181 91586)
Barremian	129.4 - 125.0	Japan	E. nippon (145224)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	Spain	E. sp. (236856)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	France	E. vocontii (135547)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Lebanon	E. cretacea (60311 69119)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Tennessee)	E. flectum (140914)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	E. stantoni (140915)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	E. flecta (139733)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (North Carolina)	E. americana (135758)