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Xenophthalminae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xenophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Xenophthalminae was named by Stimpson (1858). It is extant. Its type is Xenophthalmus.

It was assigned to Xenophthalmidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Xenophthalmus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Xenophthalminae Stimpson
2010Xenophthalminae Schweitzer et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
familyXenophthalmidaeStimpson 1858
subfamilyXenophthalminaeStimpson 1858
subfamilyXenophthalminaeStimpson 1858

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.

Subfm. Xenophthalminae Stimpson 1858
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G. Xenophthalmus White 1846
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†Xenophthalmus subitus Morris and Collins 1991
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Xenophthalmus subitus (173581)