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Inachus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Inachidae

Taxonomy
Inachus was named by Weber (1795) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Inachidae.

It was assigned to Inachinae by Ortmann (1893); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Inachidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Beschin et al. (2018), Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1795Inachus Weber
1893Inachus Ortmann p. 37
2002Inachus Sepkoski
2010Inachus Schweitzer et al. p. 94
2018Inachus Beschin et al. p. 174
2020Inachus Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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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
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyInachidae
genusInachusWeber 1795

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. Inachus Weber 1795
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Inachus dorsettensis Pennant 1777
Inachus eocenicus Beschin et al. 2018
Inachus lethaeus Smirnov 1929
Inachus phalangium Fabricius 1775 [Leach's spider crab]
Inachus tuberculatus Lockington 1877
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 18:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy I. eocenicus (207550)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Platymaia lethaeus (127281 127282)