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Aegloidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Aegloidea was named by Dana (1852). It is extant. Its type is Aegla.

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Aegloidea Dana
2010Aegloidea Schweitzer et al.
2023Aegloidea Schweitzer et al.

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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
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyAegloideaDana 1852
superfamilyAegloideaDana 1852

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.

Superfm. Aegloidea Dana 1852
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Fm. Aeglidae Dana 1852
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G. Aegla Leach 1820
G. †Haumuriaegla Feldmann 1984
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Haumuriaegla glaessneri Feldmann 1984
G. †Protaegla Feldmann et al. 1998
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Protaegla miniscula Feldmann et al. 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 110.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Mexico (Puebla) Protaegla miniscula (138747)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand (Cheviot) Haumuriaegla glaessneri (138805 185994 185995 185996 185997)