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Gammaridae

Malacostraca - Amphipoda - Gammaridae

Taxonomy
Gammaridae was named by Leach (1814). It is extant. Its type is Gammarus.

It was assigned to Gammaridea by Brooks et al. (1969).

Subtaxa
Gammarus (type genus), Melita, Praegmelina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Gammaridae Leach
1969Gammaridae Brooks et al. p. R389

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
orderAmphipodaLatreille 1816
suborderGammarideaLatrielle 1803
familyGammaridaeLeach 1814
familyGammaridaeLeach 1814

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. Gammaridae Leach 1814
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G. Gammarus Fabricius 1775
G. Melita Leach 1814
G. †Praegmelina Derjavin 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Cuba Melita sp. (91157)