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Periacanthinae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Taxonomy
Periacanthidae was named by Lorenthey (1929). Its type is Periacanthus.

It was reranked as the subfamily Periacanthinae by Schweitzer et al. (2020).

It was assigned to Epialtidae by Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Periacanthus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Periacanthinae Schweitzer et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
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
familyEpialtidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyPeriacanthinae(Lorenthey 1929)
subfamilyPeriacanthinae(Lorenthey 1929)

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. †Periacanthinae Lorenthey 1929
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G. †Periacanthus Bittner 1875
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Periacanthus dallagoi Beschin et al. 2005
Periacanthus horridus Bittner 1875
Periacanthus ramosus Artal and Castillo 2005
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: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Periacanthus ramosus (234378)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Periacanthus dallagoi (207553) Periacanthus horridus (146999 226616)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Monte Bolca, Verona) Periacanthus dalloni (127283)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Hungary Periacanthus horridus (207773)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Periacanthus horridus (226653)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Italy Periacanthus horridus (207786)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Periacanthus horridus (226536)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Periacanthus dallonii (65270)