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Crangonidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Crangonidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Crangonidae Haworth
1919Cragonidae Rathbun p. 163
1988Paracrangoninae Christofferson
1988Philocherinae Christofferson
1988Pontocaridinae Christofferson
1988Pontophilinae Christofferson
2010Crangonidae Schweitzer et al. p. 16
2023Crangonidae Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyCrangonoideaHaworth 1825
familyCrangonidaeHaworth 1825
familyCrangonidaeHaworth 1825

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. Crangonidae Haworth 1825
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G. Aegaeon Agassiz 1846
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Aegaeon lacazei Gourret 1887
Aegaeon rathbunae de Man 1918
G. Crangon Fabricius 1798
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Crangon magnevillei Eudes-Deslongchamps 1835
Crangon miocenicus Garassino and Teruzzi 1996
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Invalid names: Bannikovia maikopensis Garassino and Teruzzi 1996 [synonym]
Invalid names: Bannikovia Garassino and Teruzzi 1996 [synonym], Crago Lamarck 1801 [synonym], Crangonus Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Longitergite Garassino and Teruzzi 1996 [synonym], Steiracrangon Kinahan 1862 [synonym]
G. †Miocrangon Garassino et al. 2021
G. †Morscrangon Garassino and Jakobsen 2005
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Morscrangon acutus Garassino and Jakobsen 2005
G. †Odontochelion Garassino 1994
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Odontochelion bicarinatum Charbonnier et al. 2017
G. Philocheras Stebbing 1900
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Philocheras flindersi Fulton and Grant 1902
Philocheras obliquus Fulton and Grant 1902
Philocheras victoriensis Fulton and Grant 1902
G. Pontocaris Bate 1888
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G. Vercoia Baker 1904
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Vercoia gibbosa Baker 1904
Invalid names: Paracrangoninae Christofferson 1988 [invalid subgroup], Philocherinae Christofferson 1988 [invalid subgroup], Pontocaridinae Christofferson 1988 [invalid subgroup], Pontophilinae Christofferson 1988 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:44:05
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:44:24
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Tortonian or 100.50000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Odontochelion cretaceum (60311 69119)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Odontochelion bicarinatum (92241)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Morscrangon acutus (67711 127280 157311 157319)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Crangon miocenicus (127281) Longitergite miocenicus, Bannikovia maikopensis (127282)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Cragonidae indet. (58817)