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Munidopsidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Munidopsidae Ortmann
1998Shinkaiinae Baba and Williams
2000Shinkaiinae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 158
2008Shinkaiinae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 1022
2013Munidopsidae Robins et al.
2017Munidopsidae Luque et al. p. 8
2022Munidopsidae Klompmaker et al. p. 1105
2023Munidopsidae Schweitzer et al. p. 12

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 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. Munidopsidae Ortmann 1898
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G. †Ambulocapsa Robins et al. 2013
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†Ambulocapsa altilis Robins et al. 2013
†Ambulocapsa novacula Robins et al. 2013
†Ambulocapsa sentosa Robins et al. 2013
G. †Ankylokypha Robins et al. 2013
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†Ankylokypha parabola Robins et al. 2013
G. †Aulavescus Robins et al. 2013
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†Aulavescus exutus Robins et al. 2013
†Aulavescus tectus Robins et al. 2013
G. †Brazilomunida Martins-Neto 2001
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G. †Bullariscus Robins et al. 2013
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†Bullariscus arcuotorus Robins et al. 2013
†Bullariscus gibbernodus Robins et al. 2013
†Bullariscus patruliusi Robins et al. 2013
†Bullariscus triquetrus Robins et al. 2013
G. †Calteagalathea De Angeli and Garassino 2006
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†Calteagalathea friulana De Angeli and Garassino 2006
G. †Cracensigillatus Robins et al. 2013
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†Cracensigillatus gracilirostrus Robins et al. 2013
†Cracensigillatus prolatus Robins et al. 2013
G. †Cristinagalathea Beschin et al. 2021
G. †Culmenformosa Robins et al. 2013
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†Culmenformosa glassneri Robins et al. 2013
†Culmenformosa nephelepera Robins et al. 2013
G. †Faxegalathea Jakobsen and Collins 1997
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†Faxegalathea platyspinosa Jakobsen and Collins 1997
†Faxegalathea valeccensis Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Gastrosacus Von Meyer 1851
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†Gastrosacus aequabus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus carteri Van Straelen 1924
†Gastrosacus eminens Blaschke 1911
†Gastrosacus ernstbrunnensis Bachmayer 1947
†Gastrosacus levocardiacus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus limacurvus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus meyeri Moericke 1889
†Gastrosacus pisinnus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus robineaui Tribolet 1874
†Gastrosacus royoi Van Straelen 1927
†Gastrosacus straeleni Ruiz de Gaona 1943
†Gastrosacus torosus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus tuberosa Remes 1895
†Gastrosacus tuberosiformis Lorenthey 1929
†Gastrosacus wetzleri Von Meyer 1851
G. †Mizunotengus Karasawa et al. 2017
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†Mizunotengus makiguchimai Karasawa et al. 2017
G. Munidopsis Whiteaves 1874
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†Munidopsis canadensis Nyborg et al. 2015
Munidopsis edwardsii Wood-Mason 1891
†Munidopsis foersteri Feldmann et al. 1993
†Munidopsis kaedetatsuyai Karasawa 2020
Munidopsis kensleyi Poore and Ahyong 2004
†Munidopsis lieskovensis Hyžný and Schlögl 2011
Munidopsis marginata Henderson 1885
†Munidopsis palmuelleri Hyžný et al. 2014
Munidopsis proales Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis rostrata Milne-Edwards 1880
†Munidopsis salinaria Gašparič et al. 2019
†Munidopsis scabrosa Feldmann and Wilson 1988
Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson 1885
Munidopsis tasmaniae Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis treis Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis verrilli Benedict 1902
Munidopsis victoriae Baba and Poore 2002
Invalid names: Anoplonotus Smith 1883 [synonym]
G. †Octoeurax Robins et al. 2013
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†Octoeurax acaresprora Robins et al. 2013
G. †Palaeomunidopsis Van Straelen 1924
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†Palaeomunidopsis moutieri Van Straelen 1923
G. †Palmunidopsis Fraaije 2014
G. †Pegomyrmekella Robins et al. 2013
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†Pegomyrmekella chaulia Robins et al. 2013
G. Raymunida Macpherson and Machordom 2000
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Raymunida formosanus Lin et al. 2004
G. Shinkaia Baba and Williams 1998
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†Shinkaia crosnieri Baba and Williams 1998
†Shinkaia katapsyxis Schweitzer and Feldmann 2008
G. †Vetoplautus Robins et al. 2013
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†Vetoplautus latimarginus Robins et al. 2013
Invalid names: Shinkaiinae Baba and Williams 1998 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:10:26
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Langhian or 157.90000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Germany (Wurtemberg) Gastrosacus carteri (146254)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Russian Federation Gastrosacus wetzleri (241260)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania Cracensigillatus acutirostris (35183)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Romania Gastrosacus eminens (228799 228800 228804)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Czechia Vetoplautus latimarginus (177628)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Romania Gastrosacus indet. (140153)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Gastrosacus aequabus, Gastrosacus levocardiacus, Gastrosacus limacurvus, Gastrosacus pisinnus, Gastrosacus torosus, Ambulocapsa bachmayeri, Gastrosacus ernstbrunnensis, Ambulocapsa altilis, Ambulocapsa novacula, Ambulocapsa sentosa, Ankylokypha parabola, Aulavescus tectus, Aulavescus exutus, Bullariscus patruliusi, Bullariscus arcuotorus, Bullariscus gibbernodus, Bullariscus triquetrus, Cracensigillatus gracilirostrus, Cracensigillatus prolatus, Culmenformosa glassneri, Culmenformosa nephelepera, Octoeurax acaresprora, Pegomyrmekella chaulia, Vetoplautus latimarginus (138729)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Romania Gastrosacus wetzleri (146252)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Romania Gastrosacus sp. (226229)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Poland Gastrosacus wetzleri, Gastrosacus eminens, Gastrosacus meyeri (64116)
Aptian - Campanian121.4 - 72.2Italy (Pordenone) Calteagalathea friulana (127491)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Spain (Toledo) Galatheites royoi (233204)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Spain (Castellon) Galatheites royoi (145760)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Munidopsis foersteri (221281)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica Munidopsis foersteri (140172)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Faxegalathea platyspinosa (146257)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Munidopsis canadensis (123222)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Faxegalathea valeccensis (207470 207473) Tethysmunida valeccensis (145127)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Munidopsis scabrosa (57761)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Washington) Shinkaia katapsyxis (172002)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Munidopsis scabrosa (173111)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan (Aichi) Mizunotengus makiguchimai (219248 219249)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Munidopsis lieskovensis (147807)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) Munidopsis kaedetatsuyai (219253)