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Scyllaridae (slipper lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Scyllaridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Scyllaridae Latreille
2010Scyllaridae Schweitzer et al. p. 47
2015Scyllaridae Schweitzer et al. p. 10
2024Scyllaridae 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
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyScyllaridaeLatreille 1825
familyScyllaridaeLatreille 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. Scyllaridae Latreille 1825 [slipper lobster]
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G. †Acanthophoenicides Audo and Charbonnier 2012
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Acanthophoenicides peterpani Audo and Charbonnier 2012
G. Antarctus Holthuis 2002
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G. Arctides Holthuis 1960
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Arctides antipodarum Holthuis 1960
G. Bathyarctus Holthuis 2002
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Bathyarctus rubens Alcock and Anderson 1894
G. †Biarctus Holthuis 2002
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Biarctus vitiensis Dana 1852
G. Crenarctus Holthuis 2002
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Crenarctus crenatus Whitelegge 1900
G. Galearctus Holthuis 2002
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Galearctus umbilicatus Holthuis 1977
G. †Llajassus Nyborg and Garassino 2017
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Llajassus caesius Squires 2001
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Invalid names: Scyllarella manleyi Feldmann and Schweitzer 2017 [synonym], Scyllarus manleyidup Feldmann and Schweitzer 2017 [synonym]
Unr. Neoscyllarida Haug et al. 2016
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Subfm. Ibacinae Holthuis 1985
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G. Ibacus Leach 1815
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Ibacus brucei Holthuis 1977
Ibacus chacei Brown and Holthuis 1998
Ibacus mazariorum Audo 2017
Ibacus peronii Leach 1815
G. †Palibacus Forster 1984
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Palibacus praecursor Dames 1886
G. Parribacus Dana 1852
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Parribacus cottreaui Roger 1946
Parribacus japonicus Holthuis 1960
Parribacus praecursor Glaessner 1945
G. †Parsacus Garassino et al. 2014
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Parsacus cristatus Forster 1984
Parsacus eocenicus Garassino et al. 2014
G. †Scyllarella Rathbun 1935
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Scyllarella adinae Franţescu 2013
Scyllarella aspera Rathbun 1935
Scyllarella gardneri Woods 1925
Scyllarella gibbera Rathbun 1935
G. Scyllarides Gill 1898
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Scyllarides bolcensis De Angeli and Garassino 2008
Scyllarides haanii De Haan 1841
Scyllarides punctatus Woods 1925
Scyllarides squammosus Milne-Edwards 1837
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Invalid names: Scyllaridia koenigii Bell 1858 [synonym]
Invalid names: Scyllaridia Bell 1858 [replaced]
G. Scyllarus Fabricius 1775
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Scyllarus junghumi Bohm 1922
Scyllarus mantelli Desmarest 1822
Invalid names: Arctidinae Holthuis 1985 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:46:54
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:46:54
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Holocene or 106.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Scyllarides punctatus, Scyllarella gardneri (141535)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Scyllarella adinae (276567)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Acanthophoenicides peterpani (69119) Palibacus praecursor (60311)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon (Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate) Palibacus praecursor (276533)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Coahuila) Scyllaridae sp. (133857)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Scyllarella aspera, Scyllarella gibbera (142748)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Scyllaridia belli (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Veneto) Parribacus cristatus (276534)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Pakistan (Punjab) Ibacus mazariorum (202315)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Vicenze) Scyllarides bolcensis (127545)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) Llajassus caesius (205555) Scyllarella manleyi (193969)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Parribacus caesius (51922)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Iran Parsacus eocenicus (226568)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Fiji Scyllarus vitiensis (136023)