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Macrophthalmus
Taxonomy
Macrophthalmus was named by Latreille (1823) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Macrophthalmidae, Macrophthalminae.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Macrophthalminae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Macrophthalminae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Species
M. (Euplax), M. (Hemiplax), M. (Mareotis), M. aquensis (syn. M. vindobonensis), M. depressus, M. latifrons, M. latreillei (syn. M. granulosus, Gonoplax incerta, Gonoplax impressa, Gonoplax incisus, M. officinalis), M. leptophthalmus (syn. M. guamensis, M. taiwanicus), M. serratus, M. setosus, M. viai
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1823 | Macrophthalmus Latreille |
| 1855 | Cyphoplax Haime |
| 1879 | Palaeoplax Milne-Edwards and Brocchi |
| 2002 | Macrophthalmus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Macrophthalmus Schweitzer et al. p. 140 |
| 2023 | Macrophthalmus Schweitzer et al. p. 12 |
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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. Macrophthalmus Latreille 1823
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Subg. †Macrophthalmus (Euplax) Milne Edwards 1852
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Macrophthalmus (Hemiplax) hirtipes Hombron and Jacquinot 1846
†Macrophthalmus (Hemiplax) major Glaessner 1960
Subg. Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Barnes 1967
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†Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) japonicus de Haan 1835
†Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) wilfordi Morris and Collins 1991
†Macrophthalmus aquensis Milne-Edwards and Brocchi 1879
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Invalid names: Macrophthalmus vindobonensis Glaessner 1924 [synonym]
Macrophthalmus depressus Ruppell 1830
Macrophthalmus latifrons Haswell 1882
Macrophthalmus latreillei Desmarest 1822
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Invalid names: Gonoplax impressa Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Gonoplax incerta Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Gonoplax incisus Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Macrophthalmus granulosus de Man 1904 [synonym], Macrophthalmus officinalis Hu and Tao 1979 [synonym]
†Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus Milne Edwards 1852
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Invalid names: Macrophthalmus guamensis Kesling 1958 [synonym], Macrophthalmus taiwanicus Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]
Macrophthalmus serratus Adams and White 1848
Macrophthalmus setosus Milne-Edwards 1852
†Macrophthalmus viai Karasawa and Inoue 1992
Invalid names: Cyphoplax Haime 1855 [synonym], Palaeoplax Milne-Edwards and Brocchi 1879 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.04000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Miocene | Japan | M. viai (147808 147809 147810 147811 147812 147817 147818 147819 147820 147821) | |
| Miocene | Japan (Okayama) | M. viai (127688) | |
| Miocene | Italy | M. viai (147814) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Japan (Okinawa) | M. granulosus, M. latreillei (42383) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Japan (Okinawa) | Macopthalmus leptopthalmus (202460) | |
| Pleistocene | Japan (Okinawa-jima) | M. granulosus, M. latreillei (127689) | |
| Pleistocene | Malaysia (Sarawak) | M. wilfordi (175180) | |
| Nukumaruan | New Zealand (South Island) | Hemiplax major (202190) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Brunei Darussalam | M. wilfordi (173569) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan (Shizuoka) | Macropthalmus japonicus (202461) | |
| Holocene | New Zealand (South Island) | Hemiplax hirtipes (202189) |