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Actinotocarcininae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Actinotocarcininae was named by Jenkins (1974). Its type is Actinotocarcinus.

It was assigned to Majidae by Feldmann (1993), Schweitzer et al. (2020), Ferratges (2024).

Subtaxa
Actinotocarcinus (type genus), Eoactinotocarcinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Actinotocarcininae Jenkins
1993Actinotocarcininae Feldmann p. 209
2020Actinotocarcininae Schweitzer et al. p. 13
2024Actinotocarcininae Ferratges p. 6

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyActinotocarcininaeJenkins 1974
subfamilyActinotocarcininaeJenkins 1974

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.

Subfm. †Actinotocarcininae Jenkins 1974
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G. †Actinotocarcinus Jenkins 1974
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†Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi Jenkins 1974
G. †Eoactinotocarcinus Ferratges 2024
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†Eoactinotocarcinus tetracornis Ferratges et al. 2014
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 Ypresian to the top of the Gelasian or 56.00000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Periacanthus tetracornis (226514 226517)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8New Zealand Actinotocarcinus maclauchlani (68043)