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Laomediidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Laomediidae

Taxonomy
Laomediidae was named by Borradaile (1903). It is extant. Its type is Laomedia.

It was assigned to Thalassinoidea by Karasawa (1993); to Callianassoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Gebiidea by Wolfe et al. (2019), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Laomediidae Borradaile
1993Laomediidae Karasawa p. 30
2010Laomediidae Schweitzer et al. p. 41
2019Laomediidae Wolfe et al.
2023Laomediidae Schweitzer et al. p. 23

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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
infraorderGebiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyLaomediidaeBorradaile 1903
familyLaomediidaeBorradaile 1903

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. Laomediidae Borradaile 1903
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G. Jaxea Nardo 1847
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Jaxea kuemeli Bachmayer 1954
Jaxea nocturna Nardo 1847
Invalid names: Calliaxis Heller 1862 [synonym]
G. Laomedia De Haan 1847
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Laomedia astacina de Haan 1841
Laomedia healyi Yaldwyn and Wear 1970
Laomedia praeastacina Karasawa 1989
G. Saintlaurentiella Paiva et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Laurentiella Le Loeuff and Intes 1974 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:23:15
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:47:40
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Calabrian or 15.98000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Okayama) Laurentiella imaizumii (127702 127706 127707)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Shimane) Laurentiella imaizumii (202462)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Catalonia) Jaxea nocturna (127512)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Jaxea nocturna (193967)