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Macrocheiridae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Macrocheiridae

Taxonomy
Macrocheiridae was named by Dana (1851). It is extant. Its type is Macrocheira.

It was assigned to Majoidea by Ferratges et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Macrocheira (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Macrocheiridae Dana
2023Macrocheiridae Ferratges et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
familyMacrocheiridaeDana 1851
familyMacrocheiridaeDana 1851

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. Macrocheiridae Dana 1851
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G. Macrocheira De Haan 1839
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†Macrocheira columbiaensis Nyborg et al. 2016
†Macrocheira ginzanensis Imaizumi 1965
Macrocheira jayi Nyborg et al. 2016
Macrocheira kaempferi Temminck 1836
†Macrocheira longirostra Schweitzer and Feldmann 1999
†Macrocheira sullivani Nyborg et al. 2016
†Macrocheira teglandi Rathbun 1926
†Macrocheira yabei Imaizumi 1957
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 Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 38.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Macrocheira longirostra (221305)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Macrocheira sullivani (75900)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Aragón) Macrocheira sp. (209381)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1USA (Washington) Macrocheira sullivani (200793)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Macrocheira teglandi (202283)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Macrocheira teglandi (140568)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Canada (British Colombia) Macrocheira jayi (58090)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Macrocheira teglandi (202281 221302 221303 221304)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan Paratymolus yabei (169964)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Washington) Macrocheira columbiaensis (200869)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan Macrocheira ginzanensis (169967)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Miyazaki) Macrocheira sp. (127701)