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Ocypode quadrata

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ocypodidae

Taxonomy
Cancer quadratus was named by Fabricius (1787). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ocypode quadrata by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1787Cancer quadratus Fabricius
1802Ocypode albicans Bosc
1935Ocypode albicans Rathbun p. 117
2010Ocypode quadrata Schweitzer et al. p. 141
2017Cancer quadratus Luque et al. p. 51

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
familyOcypodidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOcypodinaeRafinesque 1815
genusOcypodeWeber 1795
speciesquadrata(Fabricius 1787)

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.

Ocypode quadrata Fabricius 1787
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Invalid names: Ocypode albicans Bosc 1802 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:26:14
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:23
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Ocypode quadrata (143588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Florida) Ocypode quadrata (92936 92940 92941)