Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Paraxanthias

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Taxonomy
Paraxanthias was named by Odhner (1925). It is extant.

It was assigned to Xanthidae by Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); and to Xanthinae by Karasawa (1993), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Species
Entered
by C. Schweitzer on 2012-03-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Paraxanthias Odhner
1993Paraxanthias Karasawa p. 61
2006Paraxanthias Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 50
2010Paraxanthias Schweitzer et al. p. 128
2021Paraxanthias Schweitzer et al. p. 25

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
genusParaxanthiasOdhner 1925

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. Paraxanthias Odhner 1925
show all | hide all
Paraxanthias fujiyamai Karasawa 1993
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: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Japan (Shizuoka) P. fujiyamai (202476)