Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Uca pugnax

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ocypodidae

Taxonomy
Gelasimus pugnax was named by Smith (1870). It is extant.

It was recombined as Uca pugnax by Rathbun (1935) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Gelasimus pugnax Smith
1935Uca pugnax Rathbun p. 118
2010Uca pugnax Schweitzer et al. p. 141

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
subfamilyUcinaeDana 1851
genusUcaLeach 1814
speciespugnax(Smith 1870)

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.

Uca pugnax Smith 1870
show all | hide all
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: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Uca pugnax (160384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Uca pugnax (66702)