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Palicidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palicidae

Taxonomy
Palicidae was named by Bouvier (1898). It is extant.

It was assigned to Palicoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Palicidae Bouvier
2010Palicidae Schweitzer et al. p. 141
2020Palicidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
superfamilyPalicoideaBouvier 1898
familyPalicidaeBouvier 1898
familyPalicidaeBouvier 1898

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.

Fm. Palicidae Bouvier 1898
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G. †Eopalicus Beschin et al. 1996
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†Eopalicus imbricatus De Angeli and Beschin 2000
†Eopalicus semicarinatus De Angeli and Beschin 2000
†Eopalicus squamosus Beschin et al. 1996
G. †Palicoides Moosa and Seréne 1981
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†Palicoides faggioni Beschin et al. 2018
G. Palicus Philippi
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†Palicus hungaricus Müller 2006
Invalid names: Cymopolia Roux 1830 [synonym]
G. †Spinipalicus Beschin and De Angeli 2003
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†Spinipalicus italicus Beschin and De Angeli 2003
Invalid names: Cymopoliidae Dana 1854 [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: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Badenian or 66.00000 to 12.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Styria) Cymopolia sp. (216559)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Eopalicus squamosus (207553) Spinipalicus italicus (146999)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Eopalicus squamosus (145128)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Eopalicus imbricatus (184969)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Eopalicus imbricatus (207552) Palicoides faggioni (207550)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Palicus hungaricus (226233)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary Palicus hungaricus (34739)