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Metopograpsus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Grapsidae

Taxonomy
Metopograpsus was named by Milne-Edwards (1853). It is extant.

It was assigned to Grapsidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Metopograpsus Milne-Edwards
2010Metopograpsus Schweitzer et al. p. 142
2023Metopograpsus Schweitzer et al. p. 3

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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
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGrapsidaeMacLeay 1838
genusMetopograpsusMilne-Edwards 1853

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. Metopograpsus Milne-Edwards 1853
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Metopograpsus badenis Müller 2006
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 13:46:39
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Badenian or 13.82000 to 12.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary M. badenis (226240) M. badensis (226233)