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Geryoninae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Geryonidae

Taxonomy
Geryoninae was named by Colosi (1924). It is extant. Its type is Geryon.

It was assigned to Geryonidae by Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Subtaxa
Archaeoplax, Chaceon, Geryon (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Geryoninae Colosi
2021Geryoninae Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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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
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyGeryonidaeColosi 1923
subfamilyGeryoninaeColosi 1924
subfamilyGeryoninaeColosi 1924

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. Geryoninae Colosi 1924
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G. †Archaeoplax Stimpson 1863
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†Archaeoplax signifera Stimpson 1863
G. Chaceon Manning and Holthuis 1989
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†Chaceon heimertingensis Bachmayer and Wagner 1957
†Chaceon helmstedtense Bachmeyer and Mundlos 1968
†Chaceon marcorilobus Feldmann et al. 2023
†Chaceon matsushitai Kato and Koizumi 2001
†Chaceon miocenicus Fraaije et al. 2005
†Chaceon ottnangensis Bachmayer 1953
†Chaceon peruvianus d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Cancer patagonicus Philippi 1887 [synonym]
†Chaceon quadrata Feldmann et al. 2010
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†Geryon fenneri Manning and Holthuis 1984
†Geryon manningi Feldmann et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 48.07000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Chaceon peruvianus (202316)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Germany Coeloma helmstedtense (46086)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Chaceon peruvianus (89477 89478 185967 185968)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Chile (Chiloe) Geryon manningi (228524)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina Chaceon peruvianus, Chaceon marcorilobus (43002)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina Chaceon peruvianus (41478)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Chaceon miocenicus (98312 126567)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Chaceon peruvianus (56992 57049 57051)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Massachusetts) Archaeoplax signifera (144204 150647 150648)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile (Valdivia) Chaceon quadrata (228526)