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Palaemonoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Palaemonoidea Rafinesque
2010Palaemonoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 14
2023Palaemonoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815

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. Palaemonoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Desmocarididae Borradaile 1915
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G. Desmocaris Sollaud 1911
Fm. Euryrhynchidae Holthius 1950
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G. Euryrhynchus Miers 1878
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Invalid names: Euryrhynchella Balss 1955 [synonym]
Fm. Palaemonidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Alburnia Bravi and Garassino 1998
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†Alburnia petinensis Bravi and Garassino 1998
G. †Bahiacaris Schweitzer et al. 2019
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†Bahiacaris roxoi Beurlen 1950
G. †Bechleja Housa 1957
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†Bechleja bahiaensis Beurlen 1950
†Bechleja inopinata Housa 1957
†Bechleja robusta Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
†Bechleja rostrata Feldmann 1981
G. †Beurlenia Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
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†Beurlenia araripensis Martin-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
G. †Kellnerius Santana et al. 2013
G. †Micropsalis Von Meyer 1859
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†Micropsalis bolcensis Schauroth 1865
†Micropsalis papyracea Von Meyer 1859
G. Palaemon Weber 1795
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†Palaemon antonellae Garassino and Bravi 2003
Palaemon debilis Dana 1852
Palaemon dolospina Walker and Poore 2003
†Palaemon exul Frotscj 1872
†Palaemon fabricii Michelotti 1861
Palaemon intermedius Stimpson 1860
Palaemon litoreus McCulloch 1909
†Palaemon mortuus Smirnov 1929
Palaemon serenus Heller 1862
†Palaemon vesolensis Bravi et al. 1999
Invalid names: Palaeander Holthius 1950 [synonym]
G. Palaemonetes Heller 1869
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G. †Parapalaemonetes Brandt and Schulz 2013
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†Parapalaemonetes thuringiacus Brandt and Schulz 2013
G. †Propalaemon Woodward 1903
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†Propalaemon longispinata Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
†Propalaemon osborniensis Woodward 1903
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Invalid names: Propalaemon minor Woodward 1903 [synonym]
G. †Pseudocaridinella Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
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G. †Schmelingia Schweigert 2002
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†Schmelingia wulfi Schweigert 2002
G. †Yongjiacaris Garassino et al. 2002
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†Yongjiacaris zhejiangensis Garassino et al. 2002
Invalid names: Anchistioididae Borradaile 1915 [synonym], Drimoidae Ortmann 1896 [synonym], Gnathophyllidae Dana 1852 [synonym], Hymenoceridae Ortmann 1890 [synonym], Kakaducarididae Bruce 1993 [synonym]
Fm. Palaemoninae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Leander Desmarest 1849
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G. Macrobrachium Bate 1868
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Fm. Pontoniinae Kingsley 1878
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G. Anchistus Borradaile 1898
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Anchistus custos Forskal 1775
G. Notopontonia Bruce 1991
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G. Palaemonella Dana 1852
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Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile 1898
G. Periclimenes Costa 1844
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Periclimenes laccadivensis Alcock and Anderson 1894
Periclimenes yaldwyni Holthuis 1959
G. Pseudopontonia Bruce 1992
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Fm. Typhlocarididae Annandale and Kemp 1913
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G. †Typhlocaris Calman 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Fassanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 241.46400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 239.48 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Germany Parapalaemonetes thuringiacus (226005)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5Brazil (Bahia) Pseudocaridinella sp. A, Bahiacaris roxoi (235285)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4China Yongjicaris zhejiangensis (235409)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Brazil (Pernambuco) Beurlenia araripensis (235323)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Italy (Caserta) Palaemon antonellae (63934)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Brazil Beurlenia araripensis, Kellnerius jamacaruensi (235314)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceara) Beurlenia araripensis (34901)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Beurlenia araripensis (123013 155268)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Italy (Salerno) Alburnia petinensis (127349)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy (Salerno) Palaemon vesolensis (127328)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Propalaemon minor, Propalaemon osborniensis (28322 226129 226130 226132) Propalaemon osborniensis (226133)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Macrobrachium sp. (42627)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama Macrobrachium sp. (134957)