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Prosopidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Prosopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Prosopidae von Meyer
2008Prosopidae Schweitzer and Feldmann
2009Prosopidae Schweitzer and Feldmann
2010Prosopidae Schweitzer et al. p. 60
2011Prosopidae Karasawa et al. p. 535
2012Prosopidae Schweitzer et al. p. 16

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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()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyProsopidaevon Meyer 1860
familyProsopidaevon Meyer 1860

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. †Prosopidae von Meyer 1860
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G. †Laeviprosopon Glaessner 1933
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Laeviprosopon fraasi Moericke 1889
Laeviprosopon grandicentrum Schweitzer and Feldmann 2008
Laeviprosopon icaunensis van Straelen 1936
Laeviprosopon laculatum Schweitzer and Feldmann 2008
Laeviprosopon laeve von Meyer 1857
Laeviprosopon lazarae Franţescu 2011
Laeviprosopon punctatum von Meyer 1857
Laeviprosopon sublaeve von Meyer 1857
G. †Prosopon von Meyer 1835
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Prosopon abbreviatum Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009
Prosopon aculeatum von Meyer 1857
Prosopon aequum von Meyer 1857
Prosopon excisum von Meyer 1857
Prosopon heraldicum Moericke 1897
Prosopon jocosum Thurman and Etallon 1859
Prosopon mammillatum Woodward 1868
Prosopon mirum Moericke 1897
Prosopon ovale Moericke 1897
Prosopon paradoxum von Meyer 1858
Prosopon protuberosum Wehner 1988
Prosopon richardsoni Woodward 1907
Prosopon stotzingense von Meyer 1856
Prosopon tuberosum von Meyer 1840
Prosopon verrucosum Reuss 1858
Prosopon vilsense Stolley 1914
G. †Protuberosa Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009
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Protuberosa protuberosa Wehner 1988
Invalid names: Pithonotinae Glaessner 1933 [empty]
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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Middle Aalenian to the top of the Hauterivian or 175.60000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0France Prosopon jocosum (139752)
Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6United Kingdom (England) Prosopon richardsoni (207146)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7France (Haut-Rhin) Prosopidae indet. A (221295)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Tanzania Prosopon sp. (147828)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Switzerland Prosopidae indet. B (221296)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Austria Prosopon vilsense (23833)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Romania Prosopidae indet. (68715 68716)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Romania Laeviprosopon lazarae (228528)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Austria Laeviprosopon laculatum, Prosopon verrucosum, Prosopon abbreviatum, Laeviprosopon grandicentrum, Laeviprosopon laeve, Laeviprosopon sublaeve (89462)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Romania Prosopon tuberosum, Prosopon heraldicum (146252)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Poland Laeviprosopon laeve (64116)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Prosopon verrucosum, Laeviprosopon fraasi, Laeviprosopon punctatum (89472)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0United Kingdom (Stonesfield) Prosopon mammillatum (134729)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France (Yonne) Prosopon icaunensis (139705)