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Goneplacidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae

Taxonomy

Goneplacidae was named by MacLeay (1838). It is extant. Its type is Goneplax.

It was assigned to Brachyrhyncha by Rathbun (1918), Rathbun (1926); to Decapoda by Jenkins (1975); to Parthenopoidea by Schweitzer (2001); to Xanthoidea by Squires (1984), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Karasawa (1992), Feldmann et al. (1995), Vega et al. (2001), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Feldmann et al. (2003), Schweitzer and Karasawa (2004), Schweitzer et al. (2004), Schweitzer (2005); and to Goneplacoidea by Collins et al. (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2007), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2022).

Subtaxa

Albaidaplax, Amydrocarcinus, Astiplax, Carcinoplacinae, Carcinoplax (syn. Curtonotus), Carinocarcinoidinae, Entricoplax, Euryplacinae, Goneplacinae, Goneplax (type genus), Kowaicarcinus, Mathildellinae, Neogoneplax, Ommatocarcinus (syn. Neommatocarcinus), Psopheticus

Synonyms

Carcinoplacinae was named by Milne-Edwards (1852).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Goneplacidae by Schweitzer et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Goneplacidae by Rathbun (1909), Kesling (1958), Squires (1984), Karasawa (1990), Karasawa (1992), Karasawa (1993), Karasawa and Fudouji (2000), Collins et al. (2003).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1838	Goneplacidae MacLeay
1852	Carcinoplacinae Milne-Edwards
1909	Carcinoplacinae Rathbun p. 111
1918	Goneplacidae Rathbun p. 174
1926	Goneplacidae Rathbun p. 35
1958	Carcinoplacinae Kesling p. 230
1975	Goneplacidae Jenkins p. 34
1984	Carcinoplacinae Squires p. 55
1984	Goneplacidae Squires p. 55
1990	Carcinoplacinae Karasawa p. 23
1992	Goneplacidae Feldmann and Keys p. 11
1992	Carcinoplacinae Karasawa p. 1254
1992	Goneplacidae Karasawa p. 1254
1993	Carcinoplacinae Karasawa p. 69
1995	Goneplacidae Feldmann et al. p. 14
2000	Carcinoplacinae Karasawa and Fudouji p. 246
2001	Goneplacidae Schweitzer p. 532
2001	Goneplacidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 338
2001	Goneplacidae Vega et al. p. 939
2002	Goneplacidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2003	Carcinoplacinae Collins et al. p. 217
2003	Goneplacidae Collins et al. p. 217
2003	Goneplacidae Feldmann et al. p. 152
2004	Goneplacidae Schweitzer et al. p. 102
2004	Goneplacidae Schweitzer and Karasawa p. 73
2005	Goneplacidae Schweitzer p. 277
2006	Goneplacidae Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 56
2006	Goneplacidae Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1
2007	Goneplacidae Schweitzer et al. p. 8
2010	Goneplacidae Schweitzer et al. p. 134
2022	Goneplacidae Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
class	Malacostraca	()

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
—	Reptantia	(Boas)
—	Meiura	Saint Laurent 1980
infraorder	Brachyura	()
—	Eubrachyura	de Saint Laurent 1980
—	Heterotremata	Guinot 1977
superfamily	Goneplacoidea	MacLeay 1838
family	Goneplacidae
family	Goneplacidae

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. Goneplacidae MacLeay 1838

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G. †Albaidaplax Garassino 2013

†Albaidaplax ispalensis Garassino 2013

G. †Amydrocarcinus Schweitzer et al. 2002

†Amydrocarcinus dantei Schweitzer et al. 2002

G. †Astiplax Garassino and Pasini 2013

†Astiplax aspera Garassino and Pasini 2013

G. Carcinoplax Milne-Edwards 1852

†Carcinoplax antiqua Ristori 1889

Invalid names: Carcinoplax senecta Imaizumi 1961 [synonym]

†Carcinoplax granulimana Karasawa and Inoue 1992

†Carcinoplax imperfecta Karasawa and Inoue 1992

†Carcinoplax jonica Garassino and Pasini 2024

Carcinoplax longimana de Haan 1833

†Carcinoplax mongosungi Hu and Tao 1985

†Carcinoplax prepurpurea Hu and Tao 2000

†Carcinoplax prisca Imaizumi 1961

Invalid names: Pilumnoplax petrificus Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]

†Carcinoplax proavita Glaessner 1960

Carcinoplax purpurea Rathbun 1914

Invalid names: Carcinoplax linae Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]

†Carcinoplax shukumi Hu and Tao 1985

†Carcinoplax temikoensis Feldmann and Maxwell 1990

†Carcinoplax thongi Hu and Tao 1985

†Carcinoplax tsengi Hu and Tao 1996

†Carcinoplax wuhsini Hu and Tao 1999

Invalid names: Curtonotus de Haan 1833 [replaced]

G. Entricoplax Castro 2007

Subfm. Euryplacinae Stimpson 1871

G. Fravillea Milne Edwards 1880

G. Machaerus Leach 1818

G. Nancyplax Lemaitre 2001

G. Psopheticoides Sasaki 1969

G. Trizocarcinus Rathbun 1914

Subfm. Goneplacinae MacLeay 1838

G. †Bathyplax Milne Edwards 1880

G. Singhaplax Seréne and Soh 1976

G. Goneplax Leach 1814

†Goneplax arenicola Glaessner 1960

†Goneplax carnuntinus Bachmayer 1953

†Goneplax impressa Desmarest 1817

Goneplax rhomboides Linnaeus 1758

Invalid names: Gonoplax formosa Ristori 1886 [synonym], Gonoplax meneghinii Ristori 1886 [synonym]

†Goneplax sacci Crema 1895

Invalid names: Goneplax gulderi Bachmayer 1953 [synonym]

G. †Kowaicarcinus Feldmann et al. 2008

†Kowaicarcinus maxwellae Feldmann et al. 2008

G. Neogoneplax Castro 2007

†Neogoneplax bradanica Garassino and Pasini 2024

G. Ommatocarcinus White 1852

†Ommatocarcinus corioensis Creswell 1886

Ommatocarcinus fibiophthalmus Yokoya 1933

Ommatocarcinus huttoni Filhol 1885

Ommatocarcinus macgillivrayi White 1852

Ommatocarcinus orientalis Tesch 1918

†Ommatocarcinus sankuei Hu and Tao 2004

†Ommatocarcinus taiwanicus Hu and Tao 1996

Invalid names: Neommatocarcinus Takeda and Miyake 1969 [synonym]

G. Psopheticus Wood-Mason 1892

†Psopheticus stridulans Wood-Mason 1892

Invalid names: Carcinoplacinae Milne-Edwards 1852 [invalid subgroup], Carinocarcinoidinae Karasawa and Kato 2003 [empty], Mathildellinae Karasawa and Kato 2003 [empty]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2008-01-28 11:51:24

Modified:

2022-05-13 13:34:01

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Calabrian or 56.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (72 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Paleogene	66.0 - 23.04	Mexico (Baja California)	Amydrocarcinus dantei (133561)
Ypresian - Lutetian	56.0 - 41.03	Antarctica (Seymour Island)	Goneplacidae indet. (149634)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene	56.0 - 37.71	Mexico (Baja California Sur)	Amydrocarcinus tepetate (45703) Carcinoplax sp., Amydrocarcinus dantei (45693)
Kaiatan	39.1 - 36.7	New Zealand	Carcinoplax temikoensis (4886)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	Australia (Tasmania)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (28307)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Japan (Wakayama)	Carcinoplax antiqua (202463)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Australia (Tasmania)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (72194)
Miocene	23.04 - 5.333	Italy	Carcinoplax granulimanus (147814)
Miocene	23.04 - 5.333	Japan	Carcinoplax granulimanus (147808 147809 147810 147811 147812 147817 147818 147819 147820 147821)
Otaian - Waiauan	21.7 - 11.04	New Zealand (South Island)	Ommatocarcinus arenicola (202187)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Malaysia (Sarawak)	Carcinoplax prisca (175184)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Japan (Gifu)	Carcinoplax antiqua (46950)
Burdigalian - Langhian	20.45 - 13.82	Japan	Carcinoplax antiqua (169305)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Australia (Victoria)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (51387 72207)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Japan (Toyama)	Carcinoplax antiqua (202474 202475)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Australia (Victoria)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (51397 72188 72197 72201 72231)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Japan (Shimane)	Carcinoplax antiqua (127708)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Japan (Ishikawa)	Carcinoplax antiqua (202473)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Australia (South Australia)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (48575)
Clifdenian	15.9 - 15.1	New Zealand (South Island)	Galene proavita (202188)
Tortonian	11.63 - 7.246	Spain	Goneplax rhomboides (234379)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Japan (Miyazaki)	Carcinoplax prisca (127694 127695 202444 202446)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Australia (Victoria)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (72189 72224)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Japan (Miyazaki)	Carcinoplax prisca (202445)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Italy (Livorno)	Goneplax gulderi (221591)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Italy (Piedmont)	Goneplax rhomboides (127167)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Australia (Victoria)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (46167)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Japan (Okinawa)	Carcinoplax prisca (202477 202478 202479 202480)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Australia (Victoria)	Ommatocarcinus corioensis (51335)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Italy	Goneplax meneghinii, Goneplax formosa (226983) Goneplax rhomboides (221587)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Italy (Grosseto)	Goneplax gulderi (221599)
Zanclean - Middle Pleistocene	5.333 - 0.129	Italy (Piacenza)	Goneplax rhomboides (127162)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.58	Japan (Shizuoka)	Carcinoplax longimanus (127711 127712 202452 202453) Carcinoplax purpurea, Carcinoplax longimanus (127713)
Piacenzian	3.6 - 2.58	New Zealand	Kowaicarcinus maxwellae (79321)
Piacenzian - Calabrian	3.6 - 0.774	Italy (Parma)	Goneplax rhomboides (221582)
Gelasian - Calabrian	2.58 - 0.774	Philippines (Mindanao)	Carcinoplax purpurea (224586)
Calabrian	1.8 - 0.774	Italy (Umbria)	Albaidaplax ispalensis (193967)
Calabrian	1.8 - 0.774	Italy	Carcinoplax jonica (234408 234409) Carcinoplax sp. (234410) Goneplax rhomboides (234405 234411) Neogoneplax bradanica (234412)
Calabrian	1.8 - 0.774	Italy (Reggio Emilia)	Goneplax rhomboides (221583)