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Xanthinae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Xanthinae MacLeay
1851Xanthinae Dana p. 124
1993Xanthinae Karasawa p. 60
2003Xanthinae Collins et al. p. 215
2010Xanthinae Schweitzer et al. p. 127
2021Xanthinae Schweitzer et al. p. 22

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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
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
familyXanthidae
subfamilyXanthinaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyXanthinaeMacLeay 1838

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. Xanthinae MacLeay 1838
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G. Cycloxanthops Rathbun 1897
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†Cycloxanthops eous Rathbun 1945
†Cycloxanthops novemdentatus Lockington 1876 [nine-tooth pebble crab]
G. Demania Laurie 1906
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†Demania chayiensis Hu 1981
Demania cultripes Alcock 1898
†Demania pilipinas Karasawa 2008
Demania reynaudii Milne-Edwards 1834
Demania scaberrima Walker 1887
Demania wardi Garth and Ng 1985
G. Garthiope Guinot 1990
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†Garthiope spinipes Milne-Edwards 1988
G. Lachnopodus Stimpson 1859
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Lachnopodus bidentatus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Lachnopodus murdjadjensis Saint Martin and Muller 1988
Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson 1859
G. Leotodius Milne-Edwards 1863
G. Leptodius Milne-Edwards 1863
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†Leptodius crosnieri Karasawa 1993
†Leptodius granulatus Portell and Collins 2004
†Leptodius morrisi Karasawa 1993
G. Liagore De Haan 1833
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Liagore rubromaculata De Haan 1835
G. Macromedaeus Ward 1942
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G. †Megamia Karasawa 1993
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†Megamia anaglypta Karasawa 1993
G. Metopoxantho De Man 1904
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G. Micropanope Stimpson 1871
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Micropanope nuttingi Rathbun 1898
†Micropanope polita Rathbun 1893
†Micropanope pulcherrima Portell and Collins 2004
G. Nanocassiope Guinot 1967
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Nanocassiope alcocki Rathbun 1902
†Nanocassiope melanodactylus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Nanocassiope secretanae Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Palaeoxanthops Karasawa 1993
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†Palaeoxanthops minutus Karasawa 1993
†Palaeoxanthops okumurai Karasawa 1993
G. Paraxanthias Odhner 1925
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†Paraxanthias fujiyamai Karasawa 1993
G. Paraxanthodes Guinot 1967
G. Paraxanthus Lucas 1844
G. Xanthias Rathbun 1897
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Xanthias maculatus Forskal 1775
†Xanthias miocenicus Collins et al. 2003
†Xanthias similis Hu 1983
Invalid names: Xanthodes Dana 1852 [synonym]
G. Xantho Leach 1804
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†Xantho agassizi Robineau-Desvoidy 1849
†Xantho edwardsi Sismonda 1846
†Xantho granulosus Ruppell 1830
Xantho hydrophilus Herbst 1790
Xantho incisus Leach 1814
†Xantho lovisatoi Lorenthey 1907
†Xantho moldavicus Yanakevich 1977
†Xantho vitiensis Rathbun 1945
G. Xanthodius Stimpson 1862
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†Xanthodius falconensis Schweitzer et al. 2021
†Xanthodius kambaraensis Rathbun 1945
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 106.3 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3France (Yonne) Xantho agassizi (146256)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Nanocassiope secretanae (207470)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Xantho sp. (10703)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) Xantho sp. (147005)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Xantho sp. (78641)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Leptodius granulatus, Micropanope pulcherrima (228737)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Fiji Xanthodius kambaraensis (136574)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India (Mizoram) Xantho sp. (42760)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Japan (Shizuoka) Leptodius crosnieri, Leptodius morrisi, Megamia anaglypta, Palaeoxanthops minutus, Palaeoxanthops okumurai, Paraxanthias fujiyamai (202476)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Xantho moldavicus (141124)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ukraine Xantho moldavicus (66971)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Xantho incisus (138128 138812 140154) Xantho moldavicus (133113 149366 207750 207751 207752 207753 207754 207755)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Xantho moldavicus (139755)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary Xantho moldavicus (34739)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Xanthias miocenicus (185833 185834 185835 185836 185837 185845 185846 185847 185848 185850 185852 185854 185856)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Lachnopodus murdjadjensis (70786)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Xantho moldavicus (131977) Xantho sp. (140979)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Cycloxanthops eous (68180 136139) Plagiolophus vitiensis (136142) Xantho acutispinus, Plagiolophus vitiensis (68181)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) Micropanope sp. (228538)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Micropanope spinipes (228744)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Micropanope sp. (228703)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Micropanope sp. (228548)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Philippines (Mindanao) Demania sp., Demania pilipinas, Liagore rubromaculata (224586)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Cycloxanthops novemdentatus (138722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cycloxanthops novemdentatus (59063 160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Micropanope spinipes (228847) Micropanope truncatiformis (185031)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Cycloxanthops novemdentatus (194405 194407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Xantho sp. (215657)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Xantho sp. (215740)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Xanthodius americanus (147239)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Xantho vittata (147250)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Washington) Xantho bella (146593)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Barbados Xanthodius americanus (146587)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Califormia) Xantho belia, Xanthodes taylori (146589)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Xantho lamellipes, Xantho viltata, Xantho denticulata, Xanthodius hebes (147227)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Flrida) Xanthodius sternberghii (146568)