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Macrophthalmus (Mareotis)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrophthalmidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Barnes
1991Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Morris and Collins p. 29
1992Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Berglund and Goedert
1993Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Karasawa p. 83
2003Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Collins et al. p. 222
2010Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Schweitzer et al. p. 140
2023Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Schweitzer et al. p. 12

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
familyMacrophthalmidaeDana 1851
subfamilyMacrophthalminaeDana 1851
genusMacrophthalmusLatreille 1823
subgenusMareotisBarnes 1967

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.

Subg. Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Barnes 1967
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Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) wilfordi Morris and Collins 1991
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: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Malaysia (Sarawak) Macrophthalmus wilfordi (175180)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Shizuoka) Macropthalmus japonicus (202461)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brunei Darussalam Macrophthalmus wilfordi (173569)