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Grapsidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Grapsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Grapsidae MacLeay
1926Grapsidae Rathbun p. 31
1992Grapsidae Feldmann and Keys p. 11
1993Grapsidae Feldmann p. 210
1993Grapsidae Karasawa p. 81
2004Grapsidae Schweitzer and Karasawa p. 81
2010Grapsidae Schweitzer et al. p. 142

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGrapsidaeMacLeay 1838
familyGrapsidaeMacLeay 1838

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. Grapsidae MacLeay 1838
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G. †Litograpsus Schweitzer and Karasawa 2004
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Litograpsus parvus Müller and Collins 1991
G. Metopograpsus Milne-Edwards 1853
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Metopograpsus badenis Müller 2006
G. †Miograpsus Fleming 1981
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Miograpsus papaka Fleming 1981
G. Pachygrapsus Randall 1839
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Pachygrapsus hungaricus Müller 1974
G. Planes Bowditch 1825
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Planes prior Smirnov 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:46:39
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Badenian to the top of the Holocene or 13.65000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.7 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.588Poland Pachygrapsus hungaricus (139753)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Pachygrapsus hungaricus (34739)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Hungary Metopograpsus badenis (226240) Metopograpsus badensis (226233) Pachygrapsus hungaricus (138812 149366 207750 207753)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Miograpsus papaka (202175)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Pachygrapsus sp. (194407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Jamaica Pachygrapsus sp. (228847)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Flrida) Pachygrapsus transversus (146568)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Pachygrapsus transversus (146570)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Cantabria) Pachygrapsus marmoratus (101904)