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Munidopsis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Munidopsis Whiteaves
1883Anoplonotus Smith
1988Munidopsis Feldmann and Wilson p. 470
1993Munidopsis Feldmann et al. p. 25
2000Munidopsis Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 157
2002Munidopsis Sepkoski
2003Munidopsis Feldmann et al. p. 152
2010Munidopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 50
2011Munidopsis Hyžný and Schlögl p. 334
2013Munidopsis Robins et al.
2020Munidopsis Karasawa p. 41
2023Munidopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 15

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898
genusMunidopsisWhiteaves 1874

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. Munidopsis Whiteaves 1874
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Munidopsis canadensis Nyborg et al. 2015
Munidopsis edwardsii Wood-Mason 1891
Munidopsis foersteri Feldmann et al. 1993
Munidopsis kaedetatsuyai Karasawa 2020
Munidopsis kensleyi Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis lieskovensis Hyžný and Schlögl 2011
Munidopsis marginata Henderson 1885
Munidopsis palmuelleri Hyžný et al. 2014
Munidopsis proales Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis rostrata Milne-Edwards 1880
Munidopsis salinaria Gašparič et al. 2019
Munidopsis scabrosa Feldmann and Wilson 1988
Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson 1885
Munidopsis tasmaniae Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis treis Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis verrilli Benedict 1902
Munidopsis victoriae Baba and Poore 2002
Invalid names: Anoplonotus Smith 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:10:26
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Langhian or 83.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica M. foersteri (221281)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica M. foersteri (140172)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) M. canadensis (123222)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica M. scabrosa (57761)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica M. scabrosa (173111)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia M. lieskovensis (147807)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) M. kaedetatsuyai (219253)