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Crangon

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Crangonidae

Taxonomy

Crangon was named by Fabricius (1798). It is extant. It is the type genus of Crangonoidea, Crangonidae.

It was assigned to Crangonidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species

C. magnevillei, C. miocenicus (syn. Bannikovia maikopensis)

Synonyms

Longitergite was named by Garassino and Teruzzi (1996). Its type is Longitergite miocenicus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Crangon by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Penaeidae by Garassino and Teruzzi (1996).
Bannikovia was named by Garassino and Teruzzi (1996). Its type is Bannikovia maikopensis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Crangon by Garassino and Teruzzi (2001), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Caridea by Garassino and Teruzzi (1996).
Crago was named by Lamarck (1801). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Crangon by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Crangonus was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Crangon by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Steiracrangon was named by Kinahan (1862). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Crangon by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1798	Crangon Fabricius
1801	Crago Lamarck p. 159
1815	Crangonus Rafinesque
1862	Steiracrangon Kinahan
1996	Longitergite Garassino and Teruzzi p. 6
1996	Bannikovia Garassino and Teruzzi p. 7
2010	Crangon Schweitzer et al. p. 16
2023	Crangon Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
class	Malacostraca	()
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
infraorder	Caridea	Dana 1852
superfamily	Crangonoidea	Haworth 1825
family	Crangonidae	Haworth 1825
genus	Crangon	Fabricius 1798

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.

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]

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, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Russian Federation	C. miocenicus (127281) Longitergite miocenicus, Bannikovia maikopensis (127282)