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Hexapodoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Hexapodoidea was named by Miers (1886). It is extant. Its type is Hexapus.

It was assigned to Thoracotremata by Feldmann et al. (1995), Schweitzer et al. (2000); and to Heterotremata by Luque et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Hexapodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Hexapodoidea Miers p. 50
1995Hexapodoidea Feldmann et al. p. 15
2000Hexapodoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 55
2017Hexapodoidea Luque et al. p. 24

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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
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyHexapodoideaMiers 1886
superfamilyHexapodoideaMiers 1886

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.

Superfm. Hexapodoidea Miers 1886
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Fm. Hexapodidae Miers 1886
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G. †Bellhexapus De Angeli et al. 2010
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†Bellhexapus granulatus De Angeli et al. 2010
G. †Eohexapus De Angeli et al. 2010
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†Eohexapus albertii De Angeli et al. 2010
†Eohexapus orthogonius Beschin et al. 2012
G. †Eurohexapus De Angeli et al. 2010
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†Eurohexapus lobatus De Angeli et al. 2010
G. †Goniocypoda Woodward 1867
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†Goniocypoda audensis Secrétan 1971
†Goniocypoda collinsi Crane and Quayle 1986
†Goniocypoda edwardsi Woodward 1868
†Goniocypoda elmorensis Crane and Quayle 1986
†Goniocypoda quaylei Crane 1981
†Goniocypoda rajasthanica Glaessner and Rao 1960
†Goniocypoda sindensis Glaessner 1933
†Goniocypoda sulcata Carter 1898
†Goniocypoda tessieri Remy and Tessier 1954
†Goniocypoda verheyeni Fraaije et al. 2007
G. †Headonipus Quayle and Collins 2012
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†Headonipus tuberculatus Quayle and Collins 2012
G. †Hexapinus Manning and Holthuis 1981
G. †Hexaplax Doflein 1904
Subfm. †Hexapodinae Alcock
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G. †Prepaeduma Morris and Collins 1991
G. Hexapus De Haan 1833
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Hexapus anfractus Rathbun 1909
†Hexapus decapoda Morris and Collins 1991
†Hexapus estuarinus Sankarankutty 1975
†Hexapus granuliformis Karasawa and Kato 2008
†Hexapus nakajimai Imaizumi 1959
†Hexapus pinfoldi Collins and Morris 1978
†Hexapus sexpes Fabricius 1798
G. †Holthuisea Guinot et al. 2011
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†Holthuisea cesarii Beschin et al. 1994
G. †Lambdophallus Alcock 1900
G. †Latohexapus Huang et al. 2002
G. Mariaplax Rahayu and Ng 2014
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Mariaplax anfractus Rathbun 1909
G. †Paeduma Rathbun 1897
G. †Palaeopinnixa Via 1966
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†Palaeopinnixa alontensis De Angeli et al. 2010
†Palaeopinnixa eocenica Woods 1922
†Palaeopinnixa granulosa Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002
†Palaeopinnixa heckeri Birshtein 1956
†Palaeopinnixa intermedia Collins and Morris 1976
†Palaeopinnixa perornata Collins and Morris 1976
†Palaeopinnixa prima Rathbun 1918
†Palaeopinnixa rathbunae Schweitzer et al. 2000
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Invalid names: Pinnixa eocenica Rathbun 1926 [replaced]
†Palaeopinnixa rocaensis Feldmann et al. 1995
†Palaeopinnixa rotunda Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
†Pinnixa (Palaeopinnixa) nodosa Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992
G. †Parahexapus Balass 1922
G. †Pseudohexapus Monod 1956
G. †Spiroplax Manning and Holthuis 1981
G. Stevea Manning and Holthuis 1981
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†Stevea cesarii Beschin et al. 1994
†Stevea martini Feldmann et al. 2014
Stevea williamsi Glassell 1938
G. †Tritoplax Manning and Holthuis 1981
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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Calabrian or 66.00000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Thaumastoplax rocaensis (5162)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Pinnixa nodosa (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Alabama) Stevea martini (164850)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Peru (Talara) Thaumastoplax eocenica (165441)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Stevea cesarii (207595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) Palaeopinnixa rathbunae (237931 237932 237933 237934 237936)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France Goniocypoda audensis (226630)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Barbados Pinnixa perornata (185880)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Goniocypoda edwardsi (135541)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Palaeopinnixa eocenica (138984)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Monte Bolca, Verona) Bellhexapus granulatus, Eohexapus albertii, Eurohexapus lobatus, Palaeopinnixa alontensis (127283)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Eohexapus orthogonius (207553) Stevea cesarii (176657)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Palaeopinnixa granulosa (200664)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Bellhexapus granulatus, Stevea cesarii (184968)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Washington) Palaeopinnixa rathbunae (202157)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9Egypt Goniocypoda transsilvanica (232605)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Palaeopinnixa rotundus (202318)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Hexapus pinfoldi (202287)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Goniocypoda edwardsi (140451)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Bellhexapus granulatus (226756) Bellhexapus granulatus, Palaeopinnixa alontensis (226744) Palaeopinnixa sp. (134950)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Netherlands Goniocypoda verheyeni (207746)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Mexico (Chiapas) Palaeopinnixa perornata (133885)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Thaumastoplax prima (42624)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Venezuela (Lara) Palaeopinnixa perornata (46384)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Colombia (Atlantico) Palaeopinnixa perornata (228494)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan (Aichi) Hexapinus sp. (219250)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Gifu) Paeduma sp. (46950)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan Hexapus nakajimai (169411)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Palaeopinnixa perornata (228724)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago Thaumastoplax prima (74919)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago Thaumastoplax intermedia (171482)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malaysia (Sarawak) Hexapus decapodus (175181)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Hexapus decapodus (185833)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Prepaeduma decapoda (173581 173590 173591)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Philippines (Mindanao) Hexapus granuliformis (224586)