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Sergestidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Sergestidae

Taxonomy
Sergestidae was named by Dana (1852). It is extant. Its type is Sergestes.

It was assigned to Sergestoidea by Poore and Ahyong (2004), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Sergestidae Dana
2004Sergestidae Poore and Ahyong
2010Sergestidae Schweitzer et al. p. 12
2023Sergestidae Schweitzer et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilySergestoideaDana 1852
familySergestidaeDana 1852
familySergestidaeDana 1852

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. Sergestidae Dana 1852
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G. Acetes Milne-Edwards 1830
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Acetes sibogae Hansen 1919
G. †Cretasergestes Garassino and Schweigert 2006
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Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis Garassino and Schweigert 2006
G. †Mokaya Garassino et al. 2013
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Mokaya changoensis Garassino et al. 2013
G. †Paleomattea Maisey and De Carvalho 1995
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Paleomattea deliciosa Maisey and De Carvalho 1995
G. Petalidium Bate 1881
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G. Sergestes Milne-Edwards 1830
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Sergestes arcticus Kroyer 1855
Sergestes armatus Kroyer 1855
Sergestes atlanticus Milne-Edwards 1830
Sergestes disjunctus Burkenroad 1940
Sergestes sargassi Ortmann 1893
Sergestes seminudus Hansen 1919
Sergestes stimulator Burkenroad 1940
Invalid names: Acheles Cocco 1832 [synonym]
G. Sergia Stimpson 1860
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Sergia japonica Bate 1881
Sergia laminata Burkenroad 1940
Sergia potens Burkenroad 1940
Sergia scintillans Burkenroad 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:41:24
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:41:24
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 125.00000 to 83.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Brazil Paleomattea deliciosa (235314)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Mexico (Chiapas) Mokaya changoensis (192074)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis (212871)