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Axiidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Axiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Axiidae Huxley
1891Calocarididae Ortmann
1918Axiidae Rathbun p. 135
1989Eiconaxiidae Sakai and Ohta
1989Coralaxiinae Sakai and de Saint Laurent
1990Axiidae Kensley and Williams p. 798
2000Axiidae Karasawa and Fudouji p. 241
2010Axiidae Schweitzer et al.
2010Calocarididae Schweitzer et al. p. 42
2011Eiconaxiopsididae Sakai
2017Neoaxiidae Sakai
2019Axiidae Feldmann and Schweitzer
2023Axiidae Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyAxiidaeHuxley 1879
familyAxiidaeHuxley 1879

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. Axiidae Huxley 1879
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G. †Acanthaxius Sakai and Saint Laurent 1989
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†Acanthaxius carinatus Franţescu 2014
G. †Aperiopyxis Schweigert 2010
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†Aperiopyxis wulfetzergiebeli Schweigert 2010
G. †Aptaxiopsis Ferratges et al. 2021
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†Aptaxiopsis longimanus Ferratges et al. 2021
G. †Axiopsis Borradaile 1903
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Subg. Axiopsis (Axiopsis) Borradaile 1903
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Axiopsis (Axiopsis) werribee Poore and Griffin 1979
†Axiopsis eximia Kensley and Williams 1990
†Axiopsis pawpawensis Franţescu 2014
†Axiopsis sampsonumae Franţescu 2014
†Axiopsis spinifera Franţescu 2014
Axiopsis werribee Poore and Griffin 1979
G. Axius Leach 1816
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Axius armatus Smith 1881
†Axius fontannesi Milne-Edwards 1885
Axius hofstedtae Hyzny et al. 2017
†Axius lineadactylus Fraaije et al. 2011
†Axius reticulatus Rathbun 1918
Axius serratus Stimpson 1852
Axius stirhynchus Leach 1815
†Axius texensis Franţescu 2014
Invalid names: Plioaxius Fraaije et al. 2011 [synonym]
G. Calocarides Wollebaek 1908
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†Calocarides arzignanensis De Angeli and Caporiondo 2017
G. †Campanaxius Nyborg et al. 2023
G. †Cretaxiopsis Charbonnier et al. 2017
G. †Devonoaxius Feldmann and Schweitzer 2019
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†Devonoaxius garlandi Feldmann and Schweitzer 2019
G. Dorphinaxius Sakai and Saint Laurent 1989
G. †Etallonia Oppel 1861
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†Etallonia hoellorum Polz 1999
†Etallonia longimana Munster 1839
†Etallonia raineralberti Schweigert 2010
†Etallonia subtilis Krause 1908
†Etallonia suprajurensis Quenstedt 1852
G. †Hinecaris Karasawa et al. 2019
G. †Huxleycaris Bravi and Garassino 1998
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†Huxleycaris beneventana Bravi and Garassino 1998
G. †Libanoaxius Charbonnier et al. 2017
G. †Magila Munster 1839
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†Magila bonjouri Etallon 1861
†Magila denticulata Munster 1839
†Magila desmarestii Munster 1839
†Magila dissimilis Carter 1886
†Magila dura Moericke 1889
†Magila latimana Munster 1839
†Magila levimana Carter 1886
†Magila parvula Oppel 1862
†Magila pichleri Oppel 1862
†Magila robusta Oppel 1862
†Magila rougemonti Tribolet 1873
Magila straeleni Patrulius 1959
Invalid names: Palaeoaxius Patrulius 1959 [synonym]
G. †Megachela Schweigert 2003
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†Megachela frickhingeri Schweigert 2003
G. Paraxiopsis de Man 1905
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Paraxiopsis brocki de Man 1888
†Paraxiopsis erugatus Franţescu 2014
G. †Protaxius Beurlen 1930
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†Protaxius betajurensis Quenstedt 1858
†Protaxius eocenicus Secretan 1975
†Protaxius isochelus Woodward 1876
†Protaxius paucisaetosus Andrada et al. 2022
†Protaxius suevicus Beurlen 1930
G. †Reschia Schweigert 2010
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†Reschia barbarae Schweigert 2010
G. †Schlueteria Fritsch and Kafka 1887
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†Schlueteria carinata Taylor 1979
†Schlueteria menabensis Secretan 1964
†Schlueteria tetracheles Fritsch and Kafka 1887
†Schlueteria tuberculosa Secretan 1964
G. †Schluteria Fritsch 1887
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†Schluteria menabensis Secretan 1964
†Schluteria tuberculosa Secretan 1964
Invalid names: Calocarididae Ortmann 1891 [synonym], Coralaxiinae Sakai and de Saint Laurent 1989 [invalid subgroup], Eiconaxiidae Sakai and Ohta 1989 [synonym], Eiconaxiopsididae Sakai 2011 [synonym], Neoaxiidae Sakai 2017 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:46:40
Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 372.15000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 358.86 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Ohio) Devonoaxius garlandi (225952)
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1France Callianassa bonjouri, Pagurus suprajurensis (139752)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Magila dissimilis, Magila levimana, Magila pichleri (191842) Magila dissimilis, Magila pichleri (191843)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Magila sp. (67943)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France Etallonia isochela (239004 239330 239392 239397)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Bayern) Etallonia hoellorum (59175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian152.21 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Magila latimana (228758)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian152.21 - 145.06Japan Protaxius sp. (227687 227689)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Etallonia longimana, Magila desmarestii (105541)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Romania Palaeoaxius straeleni (146252)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5France Callianassa isochela (134733)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Spain (Teruel) A. sp. (231442)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Aptaxiopsis longimanus (235300)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Italy (Benevento) Huxleycaris beneventana (127350)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Acanthaxius carinatus (164605) Axiopsis spinifera, Axiopsis sampsonumae, Axiopsis pawpawensis (164601) Plioaxius texensis, Paraxiopsis erugatus, Acanthaxius carinatus (127164)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Colombia (Boyaca) Axiidae indet. (145762)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Washington) Campanaxius raffi (235284)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Washington) Campanaxius raffi (185154)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) Axiopsis eximia (4885)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Calocarides arzignanensis (145128)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan Axius sp. (205046)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark Axius hofstedtae (126159 133300)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Axius reticulatus (42624)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Plioaxius lineadactylus (126155)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Plioaxius lineadactylus (59003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama Axius sp. (134957)