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Ctenochelidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ctenochelidae

Taxonomy

Ctenochelidae was named by Manning and Felder (1991). It is extant. Its type is Ctenocheles.

It was assigned to Thalassinoidea by Feldmann et al. (1995), Schweitzer-Hopkins and Feldmann (1997), Schweitzer and Feldmann (1999); to Thalassinidea by Martin and Davis (2001); to Callianassoidea by Karasawa and Fudouji (2000), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Todd and Collins (2005), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Hyzny and Dulai (2013); and to Axiidea by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Subtaxa

Ahazianassa, Anacalliinae, Callianopsinae, Cretagourretia, Ctenocheles (syn. Tosacallianassa, Ischnodactylus) (type genus), Ctenochelinae, Dawsoniinae, Dawsonius, Gourretia (syn. Pseudogourretia, Ivorygourretia, Ruiyuliugourretia, Plantesgourretia), Gourretiinae, Ischnodactylus texanus, Pseudogourretiinae

Synonyms

Gourretiidae was named by Sakai (1999). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Gourretiinae by Franţescu (2014); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Ctenochelidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Callianassoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Ctenochelidae by Franţescu (2014).
Ischnodactylus texanus was named by Rathbun (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality..., which is in an Albian marine claystone in the Denton Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Oncopareia texanus by Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was considered a nomen dubium by Tshudy et al. (2022).
Pseudogourretiinae was named by Sakai (2005). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Ctenochelidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Dawsoniinae was named by Sakai (2006). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Ctenochelidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Ctenocheloidae was named by Sakai (2011). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ctenochelidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Tosacallianassidae was named by Sakai (2016). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ctenochelidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1935	Ischnodactylus texanus Rathbun p. 27 figs. Plate 3, Figs. 4-6
1991	Ctenochelidae Manning and Felder p. 784
1995	Ctenochelidae Feldmann et al. p. 3
1997	Ctenochelidae Schweitzer-Hopkins and Feldmann p. 237
1999	Gourretiidae Sakai
1999	Ctenochelidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 231
2000	Ctenochelidae Karasawa and Fudouji p. 241
2001	Ctenochelidae Martin and Davis
2001	Ctenochelidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 186
2002	Ctenochelidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2005	Pseudogourretiinae Sakai
2005	Ctenochelidae Todd and Collins p. 66
2006	Dawsoniinae Sakai
2010	Ctenochelidae Schweitzer et al.
2010	Gourretiidae Schweitzer et al.
2010	Oncopareia texanus Schweitzer et al. p. 32
2011	Ctenocheloidae Sakai
2013	Ctenochelidae Hyzny and Dulai p. 954
2014	Gourretiinae Franţescu p. 13
2016	Tosacallianassidae Sakai
2023	Ctenochelidae Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997

Rank	Name	Author
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
class	Malacostraca	()
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
infraorder	Axiidea	Saint Laurent 1979
family	Ctenochelidae
family	Ctenochelidae

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.

Fm. Ctenochelidae Manning and Felder 1991

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G. †Ahazianassa Karasawa et al. 2019

G. †Cretagourretia Ossó et al. 2024

†Cretagourretia salasi Ossó et al. 2024

G. Ctenocheles Kishinouye 1926

†Ctenocheles anderseni Collins and Jakobsen 2003

†Ctenocheles balsii Kishinouye 1926

†Ctenocheles chattiensis Polkowsky 2004

Ctenocheles collini Ward 1975

†Ctenocheles cookei Rathbun 1935

†Ctenocheles cultellus Rathbun 1935

†Ctenocheles fabianii Beschin et al. 2013

†Ctenocheles falciformis Todd and Collins 2005

†Ctenocheles hokoensis Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001

†Ctenocheles inaequidens Pelseneer 1886

†Ctenocheles madagascariensis Secretan 1964

Ctenocheles maorianus Powell 1949

†Ctenocheles ornatus Beschin et al. 2005

†Ctenocheles pectiniformis Böhm 1891

†Ctenocheles possagnoensis Busulini and Beschin 2009

†Ctenocheles rupeliensis Beurlen 1939

†Ctenocheles secretanae Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002

†Ctenocheles sereaensis Beschin et al. 2009

†Ctenocheles sujakui Imaizumi 1957

†Ctenocheles valdellae Fabiani 1908

†Ctenocheles victor Glaessner 1947

†Ischnodactylus cookei lowei Rathbun 1935

Invalid names: Ischnodactylus Pelseneer 1886 [synonym], Tosacallianassa Sakai 2016 [synonym]

G. Dawsonius Manning and Felder 1991

†Dawsonius tigris Franţescu 2014

G. Gourretia Saint Laurent 1973

†Gourretia aquilae Rathbun 1935

Invalid names: Ivorygourretia Sakai 2017 [synonym], Plantesgourretia Sakai 2017 [synonym], Pseudogourretia Sakai 2005 [synonym], Ruiyuliugourretia Sakai 2017 [synonym]

Invalid names: Anacalliinae Manning and Felder 1991 [empty], Callianopsinae Manning and Felder 1991 [empty], Ctenochelinae Manning and Felder 1991 [empty], Ctenocheloidae Sakai 2011 [synonym], Dawsoniinae Sakai 2006 [invalid subgroup], Gourretiinae Sakai 1999 [invalid subgroup], Ischnodactylus texanus Rathbun 1935 [nomen dubium], Pseudogourretiinae Sakai 2005 [invalid subgroup], Tosacallianassidae Sakai 2016 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

infaunalinfrao

Diet:

detritivoreinfrao

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2022-08-23 13:23:00

Modified:

2022-09-26 19:20:17

Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class

References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Castlecliffian or 119.57000 to 0.34000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (58 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian	119.57 - 113.2	USA (Texas)	Ischnodactylus texanus (141171)
Early/Lower Albian	113.2 - 110.1	Spain	Cretagourretia salasi (236857)
Albian	113.2 - 100.5	USA (Texas)	Oncopareia texanus (141153)
Late/Upper Albian	106.3 - 100.5	USA (Texas)	Dawsonius tigris (127164 164594 164601) Ischnodactylus texanus (141000) Oncopareia texanus (141167 141174)
Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	USA (Texas)	Callianassa aquilae (142089)
Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	USA (Louisiana)	Gourretia aquilae (142090 142091)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Mexico (Coahuila)	Gourretia aquilae (133857)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	Mexico (Coahuila)	Callianassa sp. (92293)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Campanian	93.9 - 72.2	Canada (British Columbia)	Ctenochelidae indet. (122491)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Germany	Ischnodactylus pectiniformis (213668)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Netherlands (Limburg)	Ischnodactylus inaequidens (67133)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Mendoza)	Ctenocheles sp. (5177 105859 106083)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Argentina (La Pampa)	Ctenocheles sp. (5160)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	USA (New Jersey)	Ischnodactylus cultellus (3113)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Italy	Ctenocheles sereaensis (207595)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Spain	Ctenocheles sp. (226517)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	USA (Oregon)	Ctenocheles hokoensis (237933 237936 237938)
Ypresian - Lutetian	56.0 - 41.03	Denmark	Ctenocheles anderseni (146258)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	Australia (Victoria)	Ctenocheles victor (235613)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	USA (Oregon)	Ctenocheles hokoensis (235457)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	Spain	Ctenocheles cultellus (165187)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	Italy	Ctenocheles ornatus (207553) Ctenocheles sp. (135453)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	USA (Washington)	Ctenocheles holoensis (139726)
Middle Eocene	48.07 - 37.71	Italy	Ctenocheles fabianii (207551)
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (California)	Ctenocheles secretanae (200665 200666)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	USA (Washington)	Ctenocheles hokoensis (202365)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	Italy	Ctenocheles possagnoensis (226744 226755 226756) Ctenocheles sp. (207552)
Priabonian - Rupelian	37.71 - 27.3	Japan	Ctenocheles sujakui (169409 221854)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Japan	Ctenocheles sujakui (205047)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Japan (Saga)	Ctenocheles sujakui (202442) Ctenocheles sukakui (202440 202441)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	Hungary	Ctenocheles rupeliensis (156757)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)	Ctenocheles rupeliensis (32012)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	Mexico (Chiapas)	Ctenocheles sp. (133885)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Chile	Ctenocheles sp. (53471)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Italy	Ctenocheles sp. (207781)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Switzerland	Ctenocheles sp. (72322)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Argentina	Ctenocheles sp. (43002)
Tortonian	11.63 - 7.246	Spain	Ctenocheles sp. (234377 234379)
Castlecliffian	1.63 - 0.34	New Zealand (North Island)	Ctenocheles maorianus (202176)