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Cherusius

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Domeciidae

Taxonomy
Cherusius was named by Low and Ng (2012). It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Jonesius Sankarankutty
2006Jonesius Karasawa and Schweitzer
2010Jonesius Schweitzer et al. p. 121
2012Cherusius Low and Ng
2021Cherusius Schweitzer et al. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
superfamilyTrapezioideaMiers 1886
familyDomeciidae
genusCherusiusLow and Ng 2012

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.

G. Cherusius Low and Ng 2012
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Invalid names: Jonesius Sankarankutty 1962 [replaced]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Neogene or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy (Vicenza) Maldivia oligocenica (147005)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Poland Maldivia plana (139754)