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Xanthoidea
Taxonomy
Xanthoidea was named by MacLeay (1838). It is extant. Its type is Xantho.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Xanthoidea by Lima et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Brachyrhyncha by Squires (1980) and Squires (1984); to Brachyura by Tiwari et al. (1997) and Schweitzer et al. (2006); to Eubrachyura by Vega et al. (2001) and Ahyong et al. (2007); and to Heterotremata by Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Feldmann et al. (1995), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Feldmann et al. (2003), Schweitzer (2003), Schweitzer and Karasawa (2004), Schweitzer et al. (2004), Schweitzer (2005), Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017), Wolfe et al. (2019) and Lima et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Xanthoidea by Lima et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Brachyrhyncha by Squires (1980) and Squires (1984); to Brachyura by Tiwari et al. (1997) and Schweitzer et al. (2006); to Eubrachyura by Vega et al. (2001) and Ahyong et al. (2007); and to Heterotremata by Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Feldmann et al. (1995), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Feldmann et al. (2003), Schweitzer (2003), Schweitzer and Karasawa (2004), Schweitzer et al. (2004), Schweitzer (2005), Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017), Wolfe et al. (2019) and Lima et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Actaeites, Actaeopsis, Alponella (syn. Corallioplax), Bernuffius, Caprocancer, Colpocaris, Cretachlorodius, Eoxanthias, Frontelata, Gwana (syn. Wanga), Haydnella, Megaxantho, Muelleroplax (syn. Eoplax), Nogarolia, Panopeidae, Paraxanthosia, Pilumnomimus, Pregeryona, Prochlorodius, Pseudorhombilidae, Sculptoplax (syn. Eoacantholobulus), Syphaxiella (syn. Syphax), Telphusograpsus, Vestenanovia, Woodbinax, Xanthidae, Xanthosioides
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1838 | Xanthoidea MacLeay |
1980 | Xanthoidea Squires p. 473 |
1984 | Xanthoidea Squires p. 55 |
1992 | Xanthoidea Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 38 |
1992 | Xanthoidea Feldmann and Keys p. 10 |
1995 | Xanthoidea Feldmann et al. p. 11 |
1997 | Xanthoidea Tiwari et al. p. 131 |
2001 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 331 |
2001 | Xanthoidea Vega et al. p. 939 |
2002 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961 |
2003 | Xanthoidea Feldmann et al. p. 152 |
2003 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer p. 1110 |
2004 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 100 |
2004 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer and Karasawa p. 73 |
2005 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer p. 277 |
2006 | Xanthoidea Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 46 |
2006 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1 |
2007 | Xanthoidea Ahyong et al. |
2010 | Xanthoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 121 |
2017 | Xanthoidea Luque et al. p. 13 |
2019 | Xanthoidea Wolfe et al. |
2024 | Xanthoidea Lima et al. p. 3 |
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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.
Superfm. Xanthoidea MacLeay 1838
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G. †Alponella Beschin et al. 2016
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†Alponella paleogenica Beschin et al. 2016
Invalid names: Corallioplax Beschin et al. 2016 [synonym]
G. †Gwana Schweitzer et al. 2011
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Gwana minuta Hu and Tao 1996
Invalid names: Wanga Hu and Tao 1996 [replaced]
G. †Haydnella Muller 1984
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†Haydnella granosa Beschin et al. 2016
†Haydnella maladensis Beschin et al. 2007
†Haydnella oligocenica De Angeli and Beschin 2008
†Haydnella pulchellus Milne-Edwards 1864
†Haydnella steiningeri Muller 1984
G. †Muelleroplax Schweitzer et al. 2010
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†Muelleroplax minima Muller and Collins 1991
†Muelleroplax minuscula Beschin et al. 2007
Invalid names: Eoplax Muller and Collins 1991 [replaced]
Fm. Panopeidae Ortmann 1893
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Subfm. Eucratopsinae Stimpson 1871
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G. †Balcacarcinus Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006
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†Balcacarcinus attenuatus Bittner 1875
Invalid names: Bittneria Schweitzer and Karasawa 2004 [replaced]
G. †Bittnereus Beschin et al. 2007
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†Bittnereus depressus Beschin et al. 2016
†Bittnereus tumidus Beschin et al. 2016
†Bittnereus vicentinus Bittner 1875
G. †Glyphithyreus Macleay 1838
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†Glyphithyreus bendensis Schweitzer et al. 2016
†Glyphithyreus ellipticus Bittner 1875
†Glyphithyreus formosus Reuss 1859
†Glyphithyreus sulcatus Berulen 1939
†Glyphithyreus wetherelli Bell 1858
Invalid names: Plagiolophus Bell 1858 [replaced]
G. †Palaeograpsus Bittner 1875
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†Palaeograpsus bittneri Muller and Collins 1991
†Palaeograpsus depressus Quayle and Collins 1981
†Palaeograpsus guerini Via 1959
†Palaeograpsus inflatus Bittner 1875
†Palaeograpsus parvus Müller and Collins 1991
Invalid names: Prionoplacinae [synonym]
G. †Pakicarcinus Schweitzer et al. 2004
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†Pakicarcinus orientalis Collins and Morris 1978
†Pakicarcinus whittenensis Glaessner 1980
†Panopeidae orientalis Collins and Morris 1978
Subfm. Panopeinae Ortmann 1893
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G. Eurytium Stimpson 1862
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†Eurytium crenulatum Rathbun 1918
†Eurytium granulosum Schweitzer et al. 2008
Eurytium limosum Say 1817
G. †Laevicarcinus Lorenthey 1929
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†Laevicarcinus dockeryi Blow and Manning 1996
†Laevicarcinus egerensis Lorenthey 1929
†Laevicarcinus lioyi Beschin et al. 2007
†Laevicarcinus serratus Beschin et al. 2016
G. Lophopanopeus Rathbun 1898
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†Lophopanopeus corallinus Portell and Collins 2004
Lophopanopeus diegensis Rathbun 1900
Lophopanopeus frontalis Rathbun 1894 [molarless crestleg crab]
†Lophopanopeus leucomanus Lockington 1876
†Lophopanopeus lockingtoni Rathbun 1900
†Lophopanopeus maculoides Collins and Todd 2005
†Lophopanopeus toomeyorum Portell and Collins 2004
G. Panopeus Milne Edwards 1834
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†Panopaeus vincentinus Bittner 1875
Panopeus affinis Streets and Kingsley 1877
Panopeus angustifrons Benedict and Rathbun 1891
†Panopeus antepurpureus Rathbun 1918
Panopeus areolatus Benedict and Rathbun 1891
†Panopeus baldwini Kooser and Orr 1973
†Panopeus bericus Beschin et al. 2013
Panopeus bermudensis Benedict and Rathbun 1891
†Panopeus bessmanni Collins and Jakobsen 2003
†Panopeus bolcensis Secretan 1975
†Panopeus capanemaensis Martins-Neto 2001
†Panopeus chilensis Milne Edwards and Lucas 1843
Panopeus crenatus Edwards and Lucas 1843
Panopeus dissimilis Benedict and Rathbun 1891
†Panopeus estellensis Rathbun 1935
†Panopeus granulineatus Muller and Collins 1991
Panopeus harrisii Gould 1841
Panopeus harttii Smith 1869
Panopeus hemphillii Benedict and Rathbun 1891
Panopeus herbstii Edwards 1834
†Panopeus incisus Beschin et al. 2007
†Panopeus jerseyensis Roberts 1986
†Panopeus kempi Quayle and Collins 1981
†Panopeus lauensis Rathbun 1945
Panopeus limosus Say 1817
Panopeus muelleri Gatt and de Angeli 2010
†Panopeus nanus Portell and Collins 2004
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure 1857
†Panopeus olearis Rathbun 1926
Panopeus ovatus Benedict and Rathbun 1891
Panopeus packardii Kingsley 1879
Panopeus parvulus Fabricius 1793
†Panopeus paucicarinatus Beschin et al. 2018
†Panopeus piramidensis Casadio et al. 2005
Panopeus planissimus Stimpson 1871
Panopeus planus Smith 1869
†Panopeus postalensis Beschin et al. 2016
†Panopeus prosakrolophos Schweitzer 2000
Panopeus rugosus Milne-Edwards 1880
Panopeus sayi Smith 1869
Panopeus serratus Saussure 1857
Panopeus soledadensis Rathbun 1926
Panopeus texanus Stimpson 1859
†Panopeus torus Schweitzer 2000
Panopeus transversus Stimpson 1860
†Panopeus tridentatus Rathbun 1918
Panopeus validus Smith 1869
†Panopeus veintensis Vega 2008
†Panopeus viai Muller 1993
†Panopeus wronai Muller 1984
Panopeus wurdemannii Gibbes 1850
G. †Sereneopeus Collins 2002
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†Sereneopeus humilis Beschin et al. 2007
†Sereneopeus kempi Quayle and Collins 1981
G. †Pilumnomimus Muller and Collins 1991
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†Pilumnomimus dorsocarinatus Beschin et al. 2016
†Pilumnomimus miettoi Beschin et al. 2016
†Pilumnomimus planidentatus Muller and Collins 1991
Fm. Pseudorhombilidae Alcock 1900
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G. †Sculptoplax Muller and Collins 1991
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†Sculptoplax oscensis Ossó and Domínguez 2017
†Sculptoplax rigida Muller and Collins 1991
Invalid names: Eoacantholobulus Ossó and Domínguez 2017 [synonym]
G. Syphaxiella Schweitzer et al. 2010
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Syphaxiella crassa Milne-Edwards 1864
Invalid names: Syphax Milne-Edwards 1863 [replaced]
Fm. Xanthidae MacLeay 1838 [stone crab]
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Subfm. Actaeinae Alcock 1898
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G. Actaea De Haan 1833
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Actaea acantha Milne-Edwards 1834
Actaea bifrons Rathbun 1898
†Actaea calzadai Muller 1984
†Actaea cretacea Rathbun 1935
†Actaea persica Milne-Edwards 1865
Actaea polyacantha Heller 1861
Actaea pura Stimpson 1859
Actaea rufopunctata Milne-Edwards 1834
Actaea rufopunctata nodosa Stimpson 1860
Actaea semblatae Guinot 1976
†Actaea tropicana Hu and Tao 1996
†Actaea turcocampestris Muller 1984
G. Actaeodes Dana 1851
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Actaeodes hirsutissimus Ruppell 1830
Actaeodes tomentosus Milne-Edwards 1834
G. †Phlyctenodes Milne-Edwards 1862
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†Phlyctenodes dalpiazi Fabiani 1911
†Phlyctenodes depressus Milne Edwards 1865
†Phlyctenodes edwardsi Beschin et al. 2016
†Phlyctenodes irregularis Ristori 1896
†Phlyctenodes krenneri Lörenthey 1898
†Phlyctenodes multituberculatus Beschin et al. 2007
†Phlyctenodes nicolisi Bittner 1884
†Phlyctenodes pustulosus Milne-Edwards 1862
†Phlyctenodes steinmanni Lorenthey 1902
†Phlyctenodes tuberculosus Milne-Edwards 1862
Subfm. Chlorodiellinae Ng and Holthuis 2007
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G. Chlorodiella Rathbun 1897
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Chlorodiella cytherea Dana 1852
†Chlorodiella elenae de Angeli and Alberti 2015
†Chlorodiella juglans Muller 1984
†Chlorodiella junghuhni Martin 1879
Chlorodiella laevissima Dana 1852
†Chlorodiella loczyi Muller 1984
†Chlorodiella mediterranea Lorenthey 1929
Chlorodiella nigra Forskal 1775
†Chlorodiella occidentalis Portell and Collins 2004
†Zozymus mediterraneus tetenyensis Muller 1984
G. Cyclodius Dana 1851
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Cyclodius granulosus De Man 1888
Cyclodius nitidus Dana 1852
Cyclodius ungulatus Milne-Edwards 1834
G. Pilodius Dana 1851
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Pilodius granulatus Stimpson 1859
Pilodius nigrocrinitus Stimpson 1859
†Pilodius parvus Karasawa 1993
Pilodius pugil Dana 1852
†Pilodius vulgaris Glaessner 1928
Invalid names: Chlorodinae Dana 1851 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Etisinae Ortmann 1893
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G. Etisus Milne-Edwards 1834
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†Etisus arduinoi Beschin et al. 2007
Etisus dentatus Herbst 1785
†Etisus javanicus Van Straelen 1938
Etisus laevimanus Randall 1839
†Etisus pleistocenicus Hu and Tao 2000
Invalid names: Etisodes Rathbun 1945 [synonym]
Subfm. Euxanthinae Alcock 1898
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G. Medaeus Dana 1851
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†Medaeus granulatus Martin 1880
†Medaeus granulosus Martin 1879
†Medaeus mbalavuensis Rathbun 1945
†Medaeus variabilis Rathbun 1945
G. Monodaeus Guinot 1967
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†Monodaeus bortolottii Delle Cave 1988
Monodaeus couchii Couch 1851 [Couch rubble crab]
Subfm. Glyptoxanthinae Mendoza and Guinot 2011
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Subfm. Liomerinae Sakai 1976
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G. Liomera Dana 1851
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Liomera cinctimana White 1847
Liomera laevis Milne-Edwards 1873
Liomera monticulosa Milne-Edwards 1873
Liomera rubra Milne-Edwards 1865
Liomera stimpsonii Milne-Edwards 1865
†Liomera transversa Hu 1983
Liomera venosa Milne-Edwards 1834
Invalid names: Carpilodes Dana 1851 [synonym]
G. Neoliomera Odhner 1925
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Neoliomera insularis Adams and White 1849
Neoliomera intermedia Odhner 1925
†Neoliomera kuohwai Hu 1981
†Neoliomera minuta Beschin et al. 2015
†Neoliomera paleogenica Beschin et al. 2007
Neoliomera pubescens Milne-Edwards 1834
Neoliomera richteroides Sakai 1969
†Neoliomera zovoensis De Angeli and Garassino 2020
Subfm. Speocarcininae Stevcic 2005
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G. Speocarcinus Stimpson 1862
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†Speocarcinus berglundi Tucker 1994
†Speocarcinus californiensis Lockington 1877 [California burrowing crab]
†Speocarcinus latus Beschin et al. 2016
†Speocarcinus tuberculatus Beschin et al. 2005
Subfm. Xanthinae MacLeay 1838
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G. Cycloxanthops Rathbun 1897
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†Cycloxanthops eous Rathbun 1945
†Cycloxanthops novemdentatus Lockington 1876
G. Demania Laurie 1906
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†Demania chayiensis Hu 1981
Demania cultripes Alcock 1898
†Demania pilipinas Karasawa 2008
Demania reynaudii Milne-Edwards 1834
Demania scaberrima Walker 1887
Demania wardi Garth and Ng 1985
G. Lachnopodus Stimpson 1859
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Lachnopodus bidentatus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Lachnopodus murdjadjensis Saint Martin and Muller 1988
Lachnopodus subacutus Stimpson 1859
G. Leotodius Milne-Edwards 1863
G. Leptodius Milne-Edwards 1863
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†Leptodius crosnieri Karasawa 1993
†Leptodius granulatus Portell and Collins 2004
†Leptodius morrisi Karasawa 1993
G. Micropanope Stimpson 1871
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Micropanope nuttingi Rathbun 1898
†Micropanope polita Rathbun 1893
†Micropanope pulcherrima Portell and Collins 2004
Micropanope truncatifrons Rathbun 1898
G. Nanocassiope Guinot 1967
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Nanocassiope alcocki Rathbun 1902
†Nanocassiope melanodactylus Milne-Edwards 1867
†Nanocassiope secretanae Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Palaeoxanthops Karasawa 1993
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†Palaeoxanthops minutus Karasawa 1993
†Palaeoxanthops okumurai Karasawa 1993
G. Paraxanthodes Guinot 1967
G. Paraxanthus Lucas 1844
G. Xanthias Rathbun 1897
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Xanthias maculatus Forskal 1775
†Xanthias miocenicus Collins et al. 2003
†Xanthias similis Hu 1983
Invalid names: Xanthodes Dana 1852 [synonym]
G. Xantho Leach 1804
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†Xantho agassizi Robineau-Desvoidy 1849
†Xantho edwardsi Sismonda 1846
†Xantho granulosus Ruppell 1830
Xantho hydrophilus Herbst 1790
Xantho incisus Leach 1814
†Xantho lovisatoi Lorenthey 1907
†Xantho moldavicus Yanakevich 1977
†Xantho vitiensis Rathbun 1945
G. Xanthodius Stimpson 1862
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†Xanthodius falconensis Schweitzer et al. 2021
†Xanthodius kambaraensis Rathbun 1945
G. †Xanthopsis M'Coy 1849
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†Xanthopsis africana Remu and Tessier 1954
†Xanthopsis bittneri Lörenthey 1898
†Xanthopsis brasiliana Maury 1930
†Xanthopsis bruckmanni von Meyer 1862
†Xanthopsis cretacea Rathbun 1902
†Xanthopsis errans Woods 1922
†Xanthopsis kressenbergensis von Meyer 1862
†Xanthopsis lutugini Likharev 1917
Subfm. †Zalasiinae Serene 1968
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Subfm. Zosiminae Alcock 1898
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G. Atergatis De Haan 1835
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Atergatis dilatatus De Haan 1835
†Atergatis dubius Milne-Edwards 1862
†Atergatis laddi Rathbun 1945
Atergatis latissimus Milne-Edwards 1834
†Atergatis pyroticus Hu and Tao 1996
G. Atergatopsis Milne-Edwards 1862
G. Zosimus Leach 1825
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Zosimus aeneus Linnaeus 1758 [devil reef crab]
†Zosimus jeneweni Hu and Tao 2000
†Zosimus poxus Hu and Tao 1996
Invalid names: Antrocarcininae Ng and Chia 1994 [empty], Garthiellinae Mendoxa and Manuel-Santos 2012 [empty], Kraussiinae Ng 1993 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Holocene or 132.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 129.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 129.4 Ma
Collections (290 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Hauterivian | France (Yonne) | Xanthopsis spp. (139205) | |
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian | France (Yonne) | Xantho agassizi (146256) | |
Late/Upper Albian | USA (Texas) | Actaea cretacea (141174) | |
Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | Woodbinax texanus (6562) | |
Late/Upper Cretaceous | Mexico (Chiapas) | Megaxantho zoque (133542) | |
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | Woodbinax texanus (135101) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Mexico) | Xanthoidea indet. (52052) | |
Maastrichtian | Mexico (Chiapas) | Megaxantho zoque (133566 133883) | |
Maastrichtian | Mexico (Ocozocuautla) | Megaxantho zoque (235416) | |
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Brazil (Paraíba) | Xanthopsis cretacea, Xanthopsis brasiliana (88070) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands | Cretachlorodius enciensis (126557 133105) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Alabama) | Xanthidae sp. B, Xanthidae sp. A (83238) | |
Danian | France | Xanthoidea indet. (20816 221952 221953) | |
Danian | Denmark | Panopaeus faxensis (89866) | |
Danian | India (Tamil Nadu) | Neomeria sp. (215196) | |
Danian | USA (Alabama) | Xanthidae sp. (83297) Xanthidae sp. A (83261) | |
Paleocene | USA (Alabama) | Xanthidae sp. (142896) | |
Paleogene | Hungary (Budapest) | Laevicarcinus egerensis, Panopeus granulineatus, Phlyctenodes krenneri, Phlyctenodes steinmanni, Sculptoplax rigida, Actaeites lobatus, Caprocancer altus, Paraxanthosia budensis, Pilumnomimus planidentatus, Prochlorodius ellipticus, Eoplax minima, Palaeograpsus bittneri (138811) | |
Paleogene | Belgium (Egem) | Glyphithyreus wetherelli (126158) | |
Thanetian | USA (Alabama) | Panopeus estellensis (142749) |