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Homarus
Taxonomy
Homarus was named by Weber (1795) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Homarinae.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Homarinae by Glaessner (1969) and Verheyden (2002); and to Nephropidae by Tshudy and Sorhannus (2000), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Homarinae by Glaessner (1969) and Verheyden (2002); and to Nephropidae by Tshudy and Sorhannus (2000), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1795 | Homarus Weber |
| 1969 | Homarus Glaessner p. R459 |
| 2000 | Homarus Tshudy and Sorhannus p. 227 |
| 2002 | Homarus Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Homarus Verheyden p. 179 |
| 2010 | Homarus Schweitzer et al. p. 28 |
| 2016 | Homarus Feldmann et al. p. 16 |
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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. Homarus Weber 1795
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Homarus americanus Milne Edwards 1837
†Homarus brittonestris Stenzel 1945
†Homarus davisi Stenzel 1945
†Homarus fami Garassino et al. 2021
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus 1758
†Homarus hakelensis Fraas 1878
†Homarus lehmanni Haas 1889
†Homarus mickelsoni Bishop 1985
†Homarus morrisi Quayle 1987
†Homarus neptunianus Polkowsky 2004
†Homarus percyi Van Beneden 1872
†Homarus travisensis Stenzel 1945
†Homarus vulgaris Milne Edwards 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Pleistocene or 132.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 129.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 129.4 Ma
Collections (28 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | Canada (British Columbia) | H. fami (235329) | |
| Hauterivian | France (Marne) | H. spp. (233997) | |
| Hauterivian | France (Yonne) | H. spp. (139705) | |
| Aptian | Switzerland (Sainte-Croix) | H. spp. (139704) | |
| Albian | France (Ardennes) | H. sp. (234078) | |
| Albian | France (Yonne) | H. sp. (234074) | |
| Middle Albian | USA (Texas) | H. travisensis (136102) | |
| Cenomanian | France (Normandy) | H. sp. (234024) | |
| Cenomanian | France (Nièvre) | H. spp. (234069) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | H. brittonestris, H. davisi (234308) | |
| Cenomanian | France (Calvados) | H. sp. (234080) | |
| Cenomanian - Turonian | USA (Texas) | H. brittonestris, H. davisi (234310) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | H. pikeae, H. brittonestris, H. davisi (234307) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | H. hakelensis (60311 69119 127467 221158) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Texas) | H. brittonetris, H. davisi (135243) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Arizona) | H. sp. (55261) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (South Dakota) | Hoploparia mickelsoni (235370 235774) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | H. morrisi (76601) | |
| Middle Miocene | Belgium (Kruibeke) | H. percyi (67016) | |
| Tortonian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | H. meridionalis (13626) | |
| Tortonian | Denmark | H. gammarus (98312 126567) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Connecticut) | H. americanus (150654) | |
| Pleistocene | Canada (New Brunswick) | H. americanus (150655) |