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Coleiidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Coleiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Coleiidae Van Straelen
1993Coleiidae Garassino and Teruzzi p. 19
2010Coleiidae Schweitzer et al. p. 43
2013Coleiidae Feldmann et al. p. 1
2023Coleiidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 1

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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
infraorderPolychelidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyEryonoideaDe Haan 1841
familyColeiidaeVan Straelen 1924
familyColeiidaeVan Straelen 1924

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. †Coleiidae Van Straelen 1924
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G. †Angusteryon Audo and Furrer 2020
G. †Coleia Broderip 1835
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†Coleia antiqua Broderip 1835
†Coleia barrovensis M'Coy 1849
†Coleia boboi Garassino and Gironi 2006
†Coleia bredonensis Woods 1925
†Coleia brodiei Woodward 1866
†Coleia crassichelis Woodward 1866
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Invalid names: Archaeastacus willemoesii Bate 1884 [synonym]
†Coleia incerta Secretan 1964
†Coleia longipes Fraas 1855
†Coleia martinlutheri Schweigert and Ernst 2012
†Coleia mediterranea Pinna 1968
†Coleia moorei Woodward 1866
†Coleia morierei Renault 1889
†Coleia pinnai Teruzzi 1990
†Coleia popeyei Teruzzi 1990
†Coleia sibirica Chernyschev 1930
†Coleia sinuata Beurlen 1928
†Coleia tenuichelis Woods 1925
†Coleia uzume Karasawa et al. 2003
†Coleia viallii Pinna 1968
†Coleia wilmcotensis Woodward 1866
Invalid names: Archaeastacus Bate 1884 [synonym]
G. †Gabaleryon Audo et al. 2017
G. †Hellerocaris Van Straelen 1924
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†Hellerocaris falloti Van Straelen 1923
Subfm. †Proeryoninae Audo et al. 2020
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G. †Proeryon Beurlen 1928
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†Proeryon hartmanni Von Meyer 1835
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Invalid names: Coleia theodorii Kuhn 1952 [synonym], Eryon edwardsi Morière 1864 [synonym], Proeryon banzensis Kuhn 1952 [synonym], Proeryon longiceps Beurlen 1928 [synonym], Proeryon macrophthalmus Krause 1891 [synonym], Proeryon richardsoni Woodward 1911 [synonym]
†Proeryon laticaudatus Beurlen 1928
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Invalid names: Proeryon giganteus Beurlen 1930 [synonym], Proeryon hauffi Beurlen 1944 [synonym]
†Proeryon stoddarti Woodward 1881
†Proeryon viluensis Chernyshev 1930
G. †Pseudocoleia Garassino and Teruzzi 1993
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†Pseudocoleia mazzolenii Garassino and Teruzzi 1993
G. †Tropifer Gould 1857
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†Tropifer laevis Gould 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:59:00
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Hauterivian or 237.00000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Japan Coleia sp. (138321)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy Pseudocoleia mazzolenii (155687)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy (Lombardia) Pseudocoleia mazzolenii (94207)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy Pseudocoleia mazzolenii (127158)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy (Udine) Coleia boboi (127500)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Coleia barrovensis (113961 226144) Tropifer laevis (225932)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Coleia barrovensis (113956 113960)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Coleia barrovensis (115460 115518 226143)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Coleia brodiei (139751)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom Archaeastacus willemoesii (234425) Eryon crassichelis (147353)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Coleia wilmcotensis (139784)
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1United Kingdom Eryon brodiei, Eryon crassichelis, Eryon longipes, Eryon moorei, Eryon wilmcotensis, Eryon stoddarti, Eryon antiquus (135540) Eryon richardsoni (134734)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9Italy Coleia sp. (90673)
Semicostatum199.5 - 192.9Germany (Thüringen) Coleia martinlutheri (138320)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Coleia antiqua (122153 122155)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2Germany Coleia brodiei (159243)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Proeryon sp. (204115)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Italy (Lombardy) Proeryon hartmanni (90436)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Italy (Lecco) Proeryon hartmanni (127342)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Hellerocaris falloti (58221)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Coleia longlpes (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Bayern) Coleia longipes (59175)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland (Fribourg) Eryon sp. (233996)