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Potamon speciosus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Potamidae

Taxonomy
Grapsus speciosus was named by Von Meyer (1844).

It was recombined as Telphusa speciosa by Heer (1865) and Fraas (1865); it was recombined as Pseudothelphusa speciosa by Capellini (1874); it was recombined as Propotamonautes speciosus by Bott (1955), Feldmann et al. (2007); it was recombined as Potamon speciosum by Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was recombined as Potamon speciosus by Klaus and Gross (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Grapsus speciosus Von Meyer
1862Grapsus speciosus Von Meyer
1865Telphusa speciosa Fraas p. 278
1865Gecarcinus punctatus Heer
1865Telphusa speciosa Heer p. 379 fig. 242
1874Pseudothelphusa speciosa Capellini p. 559
1955Propotamonautes speciosus Bott
1955Archithelphusa punctulatus Bott p. 310
1997Potamon gracilis Bolliger and Gubler p. 623
2007Archithelphusa punctata Feldmann et al. p. 78
2007Propotamonautes speciosus Feldmann et al. p. 78
2010Potamon speciosus Klaus and Gross p. 8
2010Potamon speciosum Schweitzer et al. p. 138

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPotamoideaOrtmann 1896
familyPotamidaeOrtmann 1896
subfamilyPotaminaeOrtmann 1896
genusPotamonSavigny 1816
speciesspeciosus(Von Meyer 1844)

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.

Potamon speciosus Von Meyer 1844
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Invalid names: Gecarcinus punctatus Heer 1865 [synonym], Potamon gracilis Bolliger and Gubler 1997 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:18:24
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:18:24
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the MN 7 + 8 to the top of the Sarmatian or 12.75000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Potamon speciosus (122866 122867)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) Potamon speciosus (68062)