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Jasus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Taxonomy
Jasus was named by Parker (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palinuridae by Ortmann (1897), Glaessner (1960), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Garassino (2001), Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by C. Schweitzer on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Jasus Parker
1897Jasus Ortmann
1960Jasus Glaessner p. 13
1992Jasus Feldmann and Keys p. 9
2001Jasus Garassino p. 244
2002Jasus Sepkoski
2010Jasus Schweitzer et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyPalinuridaeLatreille 1802
genusJasusParker 1883

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. Jasus Parker 1883
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Jasus edwardsii Hutton 1875
Jasus flemingi Glaessner 1960
Jasus verreauxi Milne-Edwards 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Modified: 2025-08-22 17:23:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Altonian or 100.50000 to 15.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon J. sp. (69119)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) J. flemingi (202177)