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Palaeocorystidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeocorystidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Palaeocorystidae Lorenthey and Beurlen
1998Palaeocorystinae Tucker p. 330
2009Palaeocorystinae Schweitzer et al. p. 418
2010Palaeocorystinae Schweitzer et al. p. 76
2012Palaeocorystidae van Bakel et al. p. q6
2014Palaeocorystidae Karasawa et al. p. 239
2016Palaeocorystidae Franţescu et al. p. 1125
2017Palaeocorystidae Luque et al. p. 19
2018Palaeocorystidae Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—PodotremataGuinot 1977
—Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyPalaeocorystoideaLőrenthey 1929
familyPalaeocorystidaeLorenthey and Beurlen 1929
familyPalaeocorystidaeLorenthey and Beurlen 1929

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. †Palaeocorystidae Lorenthey and Beurlen 1929
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G. †Aguadites Vega et al. 2024
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†Aguadites hexagranula Vega et al. 2024
G. †Alessandranina Karasawa et al. 2014
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†Alessandranina ornata Wright and Collins 1972
†Alessandranina ornatadup Wright and Collins 1972
†Alessandranina ornatus Wright and Collins 1972
G. †Cenocorystes Collins and Breton 2009
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†Cenocorystes bretoni van Bakel et al. 2012
†Cenocorystes fournieri Collins and Breton 2009
G. †Cretacoranina Mertin 1941
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†Cretacoranina australis Secretan 1964
†Cretacoranina denisae Secretan 1964
†Cretacoranina fritschi Glaessner 1929
†Cretacoranina punctata Rathbun 1935
†Cretacoranina schloenbachi Schluter 1879
†Cretacoranina testacea Rathbun 1926
†Cretacoranina trechmanni Withers 1927
G. †Eucorystes Bell 1863
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†Eucorystes carteri M'Coy 1854
†Eucorystes eichhorni Bishop 1983
†Eucorystes intermedius Nagao 1931
†Eucorystes iserbyti van Bakel et al. 2012
†Eucorystes ligulatus Wright and Collins 1972
†Eucorystes mangyshlakensis Ilyin and Pistshikova 2005
†Eucorystes navarrensis van Bakel et al. 2012
†Eucorystes oxtedensis Wright and Collins 1972
†Notopocorystes (Eucorystes) mangyshlakensis Ilyin and Pistshikova 2005
†Notopocorystes (Eucorystes) oxtedensis Wright and Collins 1972
G. †Ferroranina van Bakel et al. 2012
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†Ferroranina australis Secretan 1964
†Ferroranina dichrous Stenzel 1945
†Ferroranina tamilnadu van Bakel et al. 2012
G. †Joeranina van Bakel et al. 2012
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†Cretacoranina syriacus Withers 1928
†Joeranina broderipi Mantell 1844
†Joeranina colombiana Bermúdez et al. 2013
†Joeranina gaspari van Bakel et al. 2012
†Joeranina harveyi Woodward 1896
†Joeranina japonica Jimbo 1894
†Joeranina kerri Luque et al. 2012
†Joeranina paututensis Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992
†Joeranina platys Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
†Joeranina tausi Ossó et al. 2024
G. †Notopocorystes M'Coy 1849
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†Notopocorystes denisae Secretan 1964
†Notopocorystes eichhorni Bishop 1983
†Notopocorystes exiguus Glaessner 1980
†Notopocorystes parvus Rathbun 1935
†Notopocorystes stokesi Mantell 1844
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Invalid names: Notopocorystes mantelli M'Coy 1849 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeocorystes Bell 1863 [objective synonym]
G. †Planocorystes Franţescu et al. 2016
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†Planocorystes robreidi Franţescu et al. 2016
G. †Ripleycorystes Schweitzer et al. 2019
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†Ripleycorystes cardwelli Schweitzer et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 119.57000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland (Sainte-Croix) Notopocorystes carteri, Notopocorystes stokesi, Notopocorystes broderipi (139704)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Spain Joeranina gaspari (236856)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Colombia (Boyaca) Joeranina kerri (228456)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Colombia Notopocorystes kerri (221846)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Colombia (Santander) Joeranina kerri (235890)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Marne) Notopocorystes carteri, Notopocorystes stokesi, Notopocorystes broderipi (233997)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Eucorystes broderipi, Notopocorystes stokesi (1827) Eucorystes oxtedensis (172275)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Spain Joeranina tausi (236857)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Calais) Notopocorystes carteri, Notopocorystes stokesi, Notopocorystes broderipi (139715) Notopocorystes serotinus, Notopocorystes stokesii, Joeranina broderipii (234129)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Melaky) Notopocorystes bituberculatus (234173)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Iran (Isfahan) Notopocorystes xizangensis (133884)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Notopocorystes mantelli (226218)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (Kent) Notopocorystes stokesii, Joeranina broderipii (234127)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Doubs) Notopocorystes stokesi (233998)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Notopocorystes parvus (141130)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Haute-Saône) Notopocorystes carteri (234089)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Seine-Maritime) Eucorystes iserbyti (234126)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Aube) Notopocorystes stokesi (234090)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Haute-Marne) Notopocorystes carteri, Notopocorystes stokesi, Notopocorystes broderipi (139708)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Switzerland Notopocorystes stokesi, Notopocorystes broderipi (275743)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Eucorystes platys (139729)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Spain (Navarra) Eucorystes navarrensis (207138) Joeranina gaspari (207140 234315)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France Eucorystes iserbyti (160156)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Haute-Marne) Notopocorystes stokesii (234318 234319)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Colombia (Boyaca) Joeranina kerri, Joeranina colombiana (228496)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5United Kingdom (Sussex) Joeranina broderipii (234299)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Notopocorystes mantelli (226217) Notopocorystes serotinus, Notopocorystes stokesii, Eucorystes carteri, Eucorystes iserbyti, Eucorystes ligulatus (172273)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Planocorystes robreidi (133325)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Cenocorystes bretoni (207136)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (Kent) Notopocorystes normani (234317)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Ferroranina dichrous (234308)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Diana) Joeranina sp. (234297)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Hokkaido) Notopocorystes intermedius (235787)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Les Ormeaux quarry) Cenocorystes fournieri (235326)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Niedersachsen) Notopocorystes normani (235584)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Notopocorystes exiguus (37706)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Notopocorystes syriacus (221158)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Ferroranina dichrous (234307)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India (Tamil Nadu) Ferroranina tamilnadu (207139)
Cenomanian - Middle Turonian100.5 - 89.8Japan Notopocorystes intermedius (185013)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8USA (Texas) Ferroranina dichrous (234310)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Montana) Notopocorystes sp. (235352)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Cuba (Cienfuegos) Aguadites hexagranula (235287)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Cretacoranina dichrous (135243)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Coahuila) Cretacoranina dichrous (133857)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan Notopocorystes intermedius (185009) Notopocorystes intermedius, Notopocorystes japonicus (185008) Notopocorystes japonicus (185014)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Campanian93.9 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Eucorystes platys (122497)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Eucorystes platys (122930)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria (Upper Austria) Notopocorystes schloenbachi (235697)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan Notopocorystes intermedius (185007) Notopocorystes japonicus (127691 185004 185012 185015 185016)
Santonian - Maastrichtian85.7 - 66.0Canada (British Columbia) Palaeocorystes harveyi (139009 139010)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Jamaica Cretacoranina trechmanni (167629 234155)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Cretacoranina testacea (125956)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain (Basque Country) Cretacoranina schloenbachi (234152)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Eucorystes platys (123223 202482)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Madagascar (Betsiboka) Ferroranina australis (234162)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Madagascar (Menabe) Cretacoranina denisae, Ferroranina dichrous, Ferroranina australis (234125)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Notopocorystes eichhorni (235360)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Cretacoranina schloenbachi (234124)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Cretacoranina schloenbachi (126560)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cretacoranina testacea (234123)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Notopocorystes ripleyensis (142418)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Cretacoranina schloenbachi (234153)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (mississippi) Cretacoranina testacea (232464)