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Gastrosacus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Gastrosacus Von Meyer
2000Gastrosacus Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 157
2002Gastrosacus Sepkoski
2010Gastrosacus Schweitzer et al. p. 49
2023Gastrosacus Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898
genusGastrosacusVon Meyer 1851

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. †Gastrosacus Von Meyer 1851
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Gastrosacus aequabus Robins et al. 2013
Gastrosacus carteri Van Straelen 1924
Gastrosacus eminens Blaschke 1911
Gastrosacus ernstbrunnensis Bachmayer 1947
Gastrosacus levocardiacus Robins et al. 2013
Gastrosacus limacurvus Robins et al. 2013
Gastrosacus meyeri Moericke 1889
Gastrosacus pisinnus Robins et al. 2013
Gastrosacus robineaui Tribolet 1874
Gastrosacus royoi Van Straelen 1927
Gastrosacus straeleni Ruiz de Gaona 1943
Gastrosacus torosus Robins et al. 2013
Gastrosacus tuberosa Remes 1895
Gastrosacus tuberosiformis Lorenthey 1929
Gastrosacus wetzleri Von Meyer 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:10:26
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 157.90000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Germany (Wurtemberg) G. carteri (146254)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Russian Federation G. wetzleri (241260)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Romania G. eminens (228799 228800 228804)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Romania Gastrosacus indet. (140153)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria G. aequabus, G. levocardiacus, G. limacurvus, G. pisinnus, G. torosus, G. ernstbrunnensis (138729)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Romania G. wetzleri (146252)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Poland G. wetzleri, G. eminens, G. meyeri (64116)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Romania G. sp. (226229)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Spain (Toledo) Galatheites royoi (233204)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Spain (Castellon) Galatheites royoi (145760)