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Birgus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Coenobitidae

Taxonomy
Birgus was named by Leach (1816). It is extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Birgus Leach
2010Birgus Schweitzer et al. p. 53
2023Birgus Schweitzer et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyCoenobitidaeDana 1851
genusBirgusLeach 1816

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.

G. Birgus Leach 1816
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Birgus latro Linnaeus 1767
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Neogene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Fiji B. latro (136019)