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Miograpsus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Grapsidae

Taxonomy
Miograpsus was named by Fleming (1981). Its type is Miograpsus papaka.

It was assigned to Grapsidae by Feldmann and Keys (1992), Feldmann (1993), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species
M. papaka (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Miograpsus Fleming
1992Miograpsus Feldmann and Keys p. 11
1993Miograpsus Feldmann p. 210
2010Miograpsus Schweitzer et al. p. 142
2023Miograpsus Schweitzer et al. p. 4

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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
genusMiograpsusFleming 1981

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. †Miograpsus Fleming 1981
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†Miograpsus papaka Fleming 1981
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: Tongaporutuan or 11.04000 to 7.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) M. papaka (202175)