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Etyidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Etyidae

Taxonomy
Etyidae was named by Guinot and Tavares (2001). Its type is Etyus.

It was assigned to Etyoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2012), Schweitzer et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Etyidae Guinot and Tavares p. 101
2010Etyidae Schweitzer et al.
2012Etyidae Schweitzer et al. p. 129
2017Etyidae Schweitzer et al. p. 1

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Etyoida
superfamilyEtyoideaGuinot and Tavares 2001
familyEtyidaeGuinot and Tavares 2001
familyEtyidaeGuinot and Tavares 2001

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. †Etyidae Guinot and Tavares 2001
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G. †Etyus Leach 1822
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†Etyus buchi Fritsch and Kafka 1887
†Etyus buteonis Wright and Collins 1972
†Etyus makrochele Feldmann et al. 2013
†Etyus martini Mantell 1844
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Invalid names: Reussia granosa M'Coy 1854 [synonym]
Invalid names: Reussia McCoy 1854 [synonym]
G. †Etyxanthosia Fraaije et al. 2008
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†Etyxanthosia fossa Wright and Collins 1972
†Etyxanthosia pawpawensis Schweitzer Hopkins et al. 1999
†Etyxanthosia reidi Schweitzer Hopkins et al. 1999
G. †Guinotosia Beschin et al. 2007
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†Guinotosia ornata Beschin et al. 2018
†Guinotosia tertiaria Beschin et al. 2007
G. †Karyosia Schweitzer et al. 2016
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†Karyosia apicava Schweitzer et al. 2016
G. †Rolerithosia Collins et al. 2013
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†Rolerithosia lobulata Collins et al. 2013
G. †Secretanella Guinot and Tavares 2001
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†Secretanella arcuata Secretan 1964
†Secretanella buchii Reuss 1845
†Secretanella socialis van Bakel et al. 2005
†Secretanella spinosa Bishop 1991
G. †Sharnia Collins and Saward 2006
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†Sharnia burnhamensis Collins and Saward 2006
G. †Steorrosia Schweitzer et al. 2012
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†Steorrosia aspera Rathbun 1935
G. †Xanthosia Bell 1863
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†Xanthosia americana Rathbun 1930
†Xanthosia arcuata Secretan 1964
†Xanthosia buchii Reuss 1845
†Xanthosia buteonis Wright and Collins 1972
†Xanthosia danielae Collins and Breton 2009
†Xanthosia delicata Fraaye 1996
†Xanthosia elegans Roberts 1962
†Xanthosia fischeri Milne-Edwards 1862
†Xanthosia fossa Wright and Collins 1972
†Xanthosia gibbosa Bell 1863
†Xanthosia gracilis Jakobsen and Collins 1997
†Xanthosia granulosa McCoy 1854
†Xanthosia occidentalis Bishop 1991
†Xanthosia robertsi Secrétan 1982
†Xanthosia sakoi Karasawa et al. 2008
†Xanthosia semiornata Jagt et al. 1991
†Xanthosia similis Bell 1863
†Xanthosia socialis van Bakel et al. 2005
†Xanthosia spinosa Bishop 1991
†Xanthosia wintoni Rathbun 1935
†Xanthosia zoquiapensis Fraaije et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:17:13
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:08:08
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Oligocene or 125.77000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan Xanthosia sakoi (226205)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Etyus jacksoni (171903)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Etyxanthosia fossa (235335)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland (Sainte-Croix) Etyus martini (139704)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Etyus buteonsis (169628)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Marne) Etyus martini (233997)
Albian113.2 - 100.5France (Haute-Marne) Etyus martini (139708)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Switzerland Etyus martini (275743)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Navarro) Etyxanthosia fossa (125667)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain Etyxanthosia fossa (126556)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Xanthosia aspera (59875 141000) Xanthosia aspera, Xanthosia pawpawensis (59878) Xanthosia aspera, Xanthosia wintoni (52126) Xanthosia pawpawensis, Xanthosia reidi (59873 133325) Xanthosia reidi (59872 59874)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Germany (Lower Saxony) Etyus makrochele (164587)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain (Basque) Xanthosia similis (235777)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Les Ormeaux quarry) Xanthosia danielae (235326)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Xanthosia fossa (153947)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Czechia (Ústí nad Labem) Etyus buchi (276673)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Guerrero) Xanthosia zoquiapensis (126150)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Xanthosia elegans (235827)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Xanthosia socialis (126559)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Secretanella sp., Secretanella spinosa (275705) Xanthosia spinosa (235369)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Xanthosia elegans (57916)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Xanthosia delicata (126168) Xanthosia gibbosa, Xanthosia semiornata (126552)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Xanthosia gracilis (146257)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Mexico (Baja California) Xanthosia americana (133562)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Guinotosia sp. (207470) Guinotosia tertiaria (140158)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Sharnia burnhamensis (226511)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Guinotosia ornata (207550)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Mexico Xanthosia americana (135785)