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Ucinae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ocypodidae

Taxonomy
Ucinae was named by Dana (1851). It is extant. Its type is Uca.

It was assigned to Ocypodidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Uca (syn. Gelasimus) (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Ucinae Dana
2010Ucinae Schweitzer et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
familyOcypodidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyUcinaeDana 1851
subfamilyUcinaeDana 1851

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. Ucinae Dana 1851
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G. Uca Leach 1814 [fiddler crab]
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†Uca antiqua Brito 1972
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Invalid names: Uca inaciobritoi Martins-Neto 2001 [synonym]
Uca galapagensis Rathbun 1902
Uca hamlini Rathbun 1926
†Uca macrodactylus Milne Edwards and Lucas 1847
Uca maracoani Latreille 1803
†Uca marinae Domínguez Alonso 2008
Uca miocenica Artal 2007
†Uca nitida Desmarest 1822
†Uca oldroydi Rathbun 1926
Uca ornata Smith 1870
Uca pugnax Smith 1870
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson 1862
Invalid names: Gelasimus Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:26:14
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:23
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Uca maracoani (112583)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Uca hamlini (120822)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Uca oldroydi (138824)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Honduras Uca sp. (224568)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Uca tangeri (224575 224576)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Uca pugnax (66702)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Uca subcylindrica (160385)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Uca pugnax (160384)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama Uca macrodactylus (134957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Uca sp. (228847)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Mazatan) Gelasimus pugilator (146573)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Gelasimus pugilator (146566)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Gelasimus brevifrons (147227) Gelasimus subeylindricus (146578)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (South Carolina) Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus pugilator (146572)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Gelasimus palustris (146576)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Gelasimus pugilator (146577)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Gelasimus panamensis (146569)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus pugilator (146570)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Massachusets) Gelasimus pugilator (146571)