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Cardisoma planum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Gecarcinidae

Taxonomy
Cardisoma planum was named by Rathbun (1945).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Cardisoma planum Rathbun
2007Cardisoma planum Feldmann et al.
2010Cardisoma planum Schweitzer et al. p. 142

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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
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGecarcinidaeMacLeay 1838
genusCardisomaLatreille 1825
speciesplanum

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.

†Cardisoma planum Rathbun 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:46:39
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:56:27
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Cardisoma planum (136139 136142)