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Polybiinae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Polybiinae Paulson
1960Macropipidae Stephenson and Campbell
1990Polybiinae Karasawa p. 16
1993Polybiinae Karasawa p. 52
1994Polybiinae Kato and Karasawa p. 53
1998Polybiinae Feldmann et al. p. 8
2000Polybiinae Schweitzer et al. p. 37
2002Polybiinae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2006Polybiinae Schweitzer et al. p. 128
2008Polybiinae Karasawa et al. p. 100
2010Polybiinae Schweitzer et al. p. 105
2010Macropipidae Schweitzer et al. p. 106
2012Macropipidae Schweitzer et al. p. 150
2017Macropipidae Luque et al. p. 12
2018Polybiinae Feldmann et al. p. 580
2021Polybiinae Schweitzer et al. p. 6

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyCarcinidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyPolybiinaePaulson 1875
subfamilyPolybiinaePaulson 1875

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.

Subfm. Polybiinae Paulson 1875
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G. †Archaeogeryon Colosi 1924
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†Archaeogeryon corsolini Casadio 2004
†Archaeogeryon fuegianus Colosi 1924
†Archaeogeryon latus Glaessner 1933
†Archaeogeryon lophos Feldmann et al. 1995
†Archaeogeryon lophosdup Feldmann 1995
†Archaeogeryon navidad Feldmann 2005
Invalid names: Proterocarcinus Feldmann et al. 1995 [synonym]
G. Bathynectes Stimpson 1871
G. Benthochascon Alcock and Anderson 1899
G. †Bericocarcinus De Angeli 2018
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†Bericocarcinus alontensis De Angeli 2018
G. †Boschettia Busulini et al. 2003
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†Boschettia giampietroi Busulini et al. 2003
G. Brusinia Stevcic 1991
G. †Coeloma Milne-Edwards 1865
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Subg. Coeloma (Coeloma) Milne Edwards 1865
Subg. †Coeloma (Paracoeloma) Beurlen 1929
†Coeloma balticum Schluter 1879
†Coeloma bicarinatum Ravn 1904
†Coeloma birsteini Ilyin 2005
†Coeloma credneri Noetling 1881
†Coeloma dentata Woodward 1873
†Coeloma egerense Lorenthey 1929
†Coeloma glabra Woodward 1873
†Coeloma granulosum Milne-Edwards 1881
†Coeloma incarinatum Sorgenfrei 1940
†Coeloma isseli Ristori 1886
†Coeloma latifrons Forster and Mundlos 1982
†Coeloma macoveii Lazarescu 1959
†Coeloma martinezensis Rathbun 1926
†Coeloma rupeliense Stainier 1887
†Coeloma sabatium Ristori 1886
†Coeloma taunicum Von Meyer 1862
†Coeloma vareolata Lorenthey 1898
†Coeloma vigil Milne-Edwards 1865
Invalid names: Litoricola Woodward 1873 [synonym]
G. †Faksecarcinus Schweitzer et al. 2012
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†Faksecarcinus gracilis Jakobsen and Collins 1997
†Faksecarcinus koskobiloensis Klompmaker 2011
G. †Falsiportunites Collins and Jakobsen 2003
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†Falsiportunites longispinosus Collins and Jakobsen 2003
G. †Leiocarcinus Stimpson 1870
G. Liocarcinus Stimpson 1871
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†Liocarcinus atropatanus Aslanova and Dschafarova 1975
Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant 1777 [wrinkled swimming crab]
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus 1758 [harbour crab]
†Liocarcinus heintzi Schweitzer and Feldmann 2010
Liocarcinus holsatus Fabricius 1798 [flying crab]
†Liocarcinus kuehni Bachmayer 1953
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach 1816 [marbled swimming crab]
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Invalid names: Portunus musceli Pauca 1929 [synonym]
†Liocarcinus oroszyi Bachmayer 1953
†Liocarcinus praearcuatus Muller 1996
†Liocarcinus priscus Beschin et al. 2016
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach 1816 [dwarf swimming crab]
†Liocarcinus rakosensis Lorenthey 1929
G. †Lovaroides Beschin et al. 2016
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†Lovaroides elegans Beschin et al. 2016
G. Macropipus Prestandrea 1833
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†Macropipus gruneri Bachmayer and Rutsch 1962
†Macropipus ovalipes Secretan 1975
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux 1828 [knobby swimcrab]
G. †Maeandricampus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
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†Maeandricampus americanus Rathbun 1930
†Maeandricampus granuliferum Glaessner 1960
†Maeandricampus granuliferus Glaessner 1960
†Maeandricampus starri Feldmann et al. 2018
†Maeandricampus triangulum Rathbun 1926
G. †Megokkos Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
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†Megokkos alaskensis Rathbun 1926
†Megokkos feldmanni Nyborg et al. 2003
†Megokkos hexagonalis Nagao 1932
†Megokkos macrospinus Schweitzer et al. 2000
G. †Minohellenus Karasawa 1990
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†Minohellenus araucanus Philippi 1887
†Minohellenus inexpressus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
†Minohellenus macrocheilus Kato and Karasawa 1994
†Minohellenus minoensis Karasawa 1990
†Minohellenus sexdentatus Karasawa 1993
Minohellenus umemotoi Karasawa 1993
Invalid names: Imaizumila Karasawa 1993 [synonym], Itoigawaia Karasawa et al. 1992 [synonym]
G. Necora Holthuis 1987
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Necora puber Linnaeus 1767 [velvet crab]
G. †Olicarcinus Beschin and Checchi 2018
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†Olicarcinus trevisani Beschin and Checchi 2018
G. †Ophthalmoplax Rathbun 1935
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†Ophthalmoplax andina Guzmán et al. 2016
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Invalid names: Ophthalmoplax triambonatus Feldmann and Villamil 2002 [synonym]
†Ophthalmoplax minimus Ossó-Morales et al. 2010
†Ophthalmoplax stephensoni Rathbun 1935
G. Parathranites Miers 1886
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†Parathranites shibatai Karasawa 1990
G. Polybius Leach 1820
G. †Pororaria Glaessner 1980
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†Pororaria eocenica Glaessner 1980
G. †Portufuria Collins and Schulz 2005
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†Portufuria enigmatica Collins et al. 2005
G. †Portunites Bell 1858
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†Portunites alaskensis Rathbun 1926
†Portunites angustata Collins et al. 1999
†Portunites eocaenica Lorenthey 1929
†Portunites hoepfneri Moths 2005
†Portunites incertus Bell 1858
†Portunites insculpta Rathbun 1926
†Portunites kattachiensis Karasawa 1992
†Portunites macrospinus Schweitzer et al. 2000
†Portunites nodosa Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
†Portunites rosenfeldi De Angeli and Garassino 2006
†Portunites stintoni Quayle 1984
†Portunites subovata Quayle and Collins 1981
†Portunites sylviae Quayle and Collins 1981
†Portunites triangulum Rathbun 1926
†Portunites vicksburgensis Stenzel 1935
Invalid names: Leiochilus Reuss 1859 [synonym]
Invalid names: Macropipinae Stephenson and Campbell 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:22:41
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:09:12
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Calabrian or 106.30000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (133 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax comancheensis (141153)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax comancheensis (141174 142538 142539)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Navarro) Xanthosia koskobiloensis (125667)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Cuba (Cienfuegos) Ophthalmoplax brasiliana (235288)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Colombia (Boyaca) Ophthalmoplax brasiliana (228522)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Morocco Ophthalmoplax minimus (133906 133907)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Colombia (Boyocá) Ophthalmoplax andina (235310)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Colombia (Boyaca) Ophthalmoplax andina (228521)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ophthalmoplax stephensoni (142537)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Ophthalmoplax stephensoni (142531)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ophthalmoplax stephensoni (142536)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Ophthalmoplax brasiliana (4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Ophthalmoplax stephensoni (142530)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Ophthalmoplax difuntaensis (133558)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Proterocarcinus lophos (5162)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France Litoricola macrodactyla (232628)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Litoricola sp., Litoricola glabra, Litoricola dentata (135544)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Pordenone) Portunites rosenfeldi (127494)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Litoricola macrodactyla (226514)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Portunites incerta (76601) Portunites sp. (3260)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Boschettia giampietroi (140158 207595)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Denmark Falsiportunites longispinosus (146258)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Coeloma martinezensis (139023)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Proterocarcinus latus (202316)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Boschettia giampietroi (226615) Coeloma sp. (226616) Liocarcinus priscus (81057) Lovaroides elegans (146999)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Olicarcinus trevisani (145128)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Japan (Fukuoka) Portunites kattachiensis (168601)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Portunites insculpta (51922 51927)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Portunites insculpta (139884)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Washington) Portunites macrospinus (202157)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Minohellenus inexpressus (200665 200666)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Portunites subovata (226653) Portunites sylviae (226649 226651) Portunites sylviae, Portunites subovata (226658)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Coeloma martinezensis (203164) Portunites sp. (180457)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Germany Coeloma balticum (46086)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Canada (British Colombia) Portunites alaskensis (209752)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Pororaria eocenica, Rhachiosoma granuliferum (4886)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand Pororaria eocenica (37718) Rhachiosoma granuliferum (37708)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Megokkos macrospinus (203405)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Euphylax feldmanni (167461 202382) Portunites nodosus (202365)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Portunites eocaenica, Bericocarcinus alontensis (184969)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3USA (Washington) Megokkos alaskensis (139188) Portunites alaskensis (39961)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Greenland Coeloma bicarinatum (88287)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Megokkos alaskensis (139887 139889)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Coeloma taunicum (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France Liocarcinus heintzi (224547)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Alessandria) Coeloma vigil (221589)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Nagasaki) Imaizumila sexdentata (202439)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium (Limburg) Coeloma rupeliense (126561)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) Coeloma vigil (207617)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan Minohellenus macrocheilus (205046 205055)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Saga) Imaizumila sexdentata (127692)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Maeandricampus triangulum (139022 139533 139858 139860)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Alaska) Megokkos alaskensis (139650 139886)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Maeandricampus triangulum (139444 139445 139447 139458 139460 139855 139857) Megokkos alaskensis (139524)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Argentina Archaeogeryon latus (232426)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (South Otago) Portunites granulifer (45653)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Japan (Fukuoka) Minohellenus macrocheilus (202368 202371)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Portunites triangulum (221303 221304 221306)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Megokkos alaskensis (139890)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Romania Coeloma sp. (207775)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98USA (Alaska) Portunites alaskensis (7954)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Washington) Maeandricampus starri (196806)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina (Rio Negro) Proterocarcinus corsolini (45689)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Liocarcinus lancetidactylus (127281 127282)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Proterocarcinus latus (89478)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan (Hokkaido) Portunites hexagonalis (235785)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Archaeogeryon patagonicus (78427) Proterocarcinus navidad (53468 53475 133575 166364)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan (Ikushumbets) Portunites hexagonalis (235786)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Chile (Chiloe) Archaeogeryon navidad (228524)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Argentina (Santa Cruz) Archaeogeryon latus (224548)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Poland Liocarcinus praearcuatus (139754 139757)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina Archaeogeryon latus, Nectocarcinus verruculus (43002)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Gifu) Parathranites shibatai, Charybdis quinquedentata, Portunites minoensis (46950)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Shimane) Itoigawaia minoensis (127708)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Liocarcinus rakosensis (152608 207753) Liocarcinus rakosensis, Liocarcinus kuehni (207750) Macropipus rakosensis (57045 140154)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Liocarcinus sp. (32516)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Proterocarcinus latus (56992 57049 57051)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile Cancer araucanus (80404)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile (Valdivia) Archaeogeryon navidad (228523)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Portunites obvallatus (173590) Portunites obvallatus, Portunites woodwardi (173581)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Liocarcinus rakosensis (127167)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy Coeloma isseli (226984) Coeloma sabatium (139185)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy (Siena) Liocarcinus sp. (221592)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Liocarcinus holsatus (221312)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Liocarcinus depurator (234407)