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Macropthalmus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Macropthalmus was named by Latreille (1829). It is extant. Its type is Macropthalmus transversus.

It was assigned to Macrophthalminae by Kesling (1958); and to Macrophthalmidae by Karasawa (1993), Collins et al. (2003).

Species
M. guamensis, M. latreillei, M. transversus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Macropthalmus Latreille
1958Macropthalmus Kesling p. 217
1993Macropthalmus Karasawa p. 83
2003Macropthalmus Collins et al. p. 222

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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
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
familyMacrophthalmidaeDana 1851
genusMacropthalmusLatreille 1829

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. Macropthalmus Latreille 1829
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†Macropthalmus guamensis Kesling 1958
Macropthalmus latreillei Desmarest 1822
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 13:26:14
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:23
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan (Toyama) M. leptopthalmus (202459)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Guam M. sp., M. latreillei, M. guamensis (207017)