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Carcinoplax purpurea

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae

Taxonomy
Carcinoplax purpurea was named by Rathbun (1914). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Carcinoplax purpurea Rathbun
1993Carcinoplax purpurea Karasawa p. 71 figs. Pl 19, fig 2
1996Carcinoplax linae Hu and Tao
2010Carcinoplax purpurea Schweitzer et al. p. 134

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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
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGoneplacidae
genusCarcinoplaxMilne-Edwards 1852
speciespurpureaRathbun 1914

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.

Carcinoplax purpurea Rathbun 1914
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Invalid names: Carcinoplax linae Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2025-10-02 18:51:18
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:51:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan (Shizuoka) Carcinoplax purpurea (127713)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Philippines (Mindanao) Carcinoplax purpurea (224586)