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Ocypodoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Ocypodoidea Rafinesque
1975Ocypodoidea Collins and Morris p. 823
1992Ocypodoidea Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 41
1992Ocypodoidea Feldmann and Keys p. 11
1995Ocypodoidea Feldmann et al. p. 16
2010Ocypodoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 139
2017Ocypodoidea Luque et al. p. 13
2023Ocypodoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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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()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815
superfamilyOcypodoideaRafinesque 1815

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. Ocypodoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Camptandriidae Stimpson 1858
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G. Paracleistostoma De Man 1895
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G. Hypoconcha Stimpson 1862
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Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson 1862
Fm. Macrophthalmidae Dana 1851
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Subfm. Macrophthalminae Dana 1851
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G. Cleistostoma De Hann 1833
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G. Macrophthalmus Latreille 1823
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Subg. †Macrophthalmus (Euplax) Milne Edwards 1852
Subg. Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) Barnes 1967
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†Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) wilfordi Morris and Collins 1991
†Macrophthalmus aquensis Milne-Edwards and Brocchi 1879
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Invalid names: Macrophthalmus vindobonensis Glaessner 1924 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Gonoplax impressa Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Gonoplax incerta Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Gonoplax incisus Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Macrophthalmus granulosus de Man 1904 [synonym], Macrophthalmus officinalis Hu and Tao 1979 [synonym]
†Macrophthalmus leptophthalmus Milne Edwards 1852
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Invalid names: Macrophthalmus guamensis Kesling 1958 [synonym], Macrophthalmus taiwanicus Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]
Macrophthalmus serratus Adams and White 1848
Macrophthalmus setosus Milne-Edwards 1852
†Macrophthalmus viai Karasawa and Inoue 1992
Invalid names: Cyphoplax Haime 1855 [synonym], Palaeoplax Milne-Edwards and Brocchi 1879 [synonym]
G. Macropthalmus Latreille 1829
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†Macropthalmus guamensis Kesling 1958
Macropthalmus latreillei Desmarest 1822
Subfm. Tritodynamiinae Stevcic 2005
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G. Tritodynamia Ortmann 1894
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†Tritodynamia globosa Karasawa 1990
†Tritodynamia miocaenica Müller 2006
Invalid names: Ilyograpsinae Stevcic 2005 [empty]
Fm. Ocypodidae Rafinesque 1815
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Subfm. Ocypodinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Ocypode Weber 1795 [ghost crab]
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Subg. Ocypode (Elamene) Milne Edwards 1837
Ocypode africana De Man 1881
Ocypode cursor Linnaeus 1758
†Ocypode italica Garassino et al. 2010
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius 1787
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Invalid names: Ocypode albicans Bosc 1802 [synonym]
†Ocypode vericoncava Casadio et al. 2005
Subfm. Ucinae Dana 1851
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G. Uca Leach 1814 [fiddler crab]
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†Uca antiqua Brito 1972
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Invalid names: Uca inaciobritoi Martins-Neto 2001 [synonym]
Uca galapagensis Rathbun 1902
Uca hamlini Rathbun 1926
†Uca macrodactylus Milne Edwards and Lucas 1847
Uca maracoani Latreille 1803
†Uca marinae Domínguez Alonso 2008
Uca miocenica Artal 2007
†Uca nitida Desmarest 1822
†Uca oldroydi Rathbun 1926
Uca ornata Smith 1870
Uca pugnax Smith 1870
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson 1862
Invalid names: Gelasimus Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
Fm. Porcellanidea Stimpson 1862
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G. Porcellana Lamarck 1801
Fm. Xenophthalmidae Stimpson 1858
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Subfm. Xenophthalminae Stimpson 1858
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G. Xenophthalmus White 1846
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†Xenophthalmus subitus Morris and Collins 1991
Invalid names: Anomalifrontinae Rathbun 1929 [empty]
Invalid names: Dotillidae Stimpson 1858 [empty], Heloeciidae Milne-Edwards 1852 [empty], Mictyridae Dana 1851 [empty], Ucididae Stevcic 2005 [empty]
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 13:26:14
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:23
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Uca maracoani (112583)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan Macrophthalmus viai (147808 147809 147810 147811 147812 147817 147818 147819 147820 147821)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Okayama) Macrophthalmus viai (127688)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Italy Macrophthalmus viai (147814)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Ocypode quadrata (143588)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan (Gifu) Tritodynamia globosa (46950)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Shimane) Tritodynamia globosa (127708)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Toyama) Tritodynamia globosa (202474)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Hungary Tritodynamia miocaenica (226234 226238)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Ocypode vericoncava (57051)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Xenophthalmus subitus (173581)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Uca hamlini (120822)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Uca oldroydi (138824)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Honduras Uca sp. (224568)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Macrophthalmus granulosus, Macrophthalmus latreillei (42383)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Tuscany) Ocypode italica (127507)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Uca tangeri (224575 224576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan (Toyama) Macropthalmus leptopthalmus (202459)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan (Okinawa) Macopthalmus leptopthalmus (202460)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Uca pugnax (160384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Okinawa-jima) Macrophthalmus granulosus, Macrophthalmus latreillei (127689)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guam Macropthalmus sp., Macropthalmus latreillei, Macropthalmus guamensis (207017)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Uca pugnax (66702)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Malaysia (Sarawak) Macrophthalmus wilfordi (175180)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Uca subcylindrica (160385)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Hemiplax major (202190)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brunei Darussalam Macrophthalmus wilfordi (173569)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Shizuoka) Macropthalmus japonicus (202461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Ocypode sp. (57706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama Uca macrodactylus (134957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Uca sp. (228847)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Florida) Ocypode quadrata (92936 92940 92941)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Gelasimus pugilator (146577)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Hemiplax hirtipes (202189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Mazatan) Gelasimus pugilator (146573)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Gelasimus pugilator (146566)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (South Carolina) Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus pugilator, Hypoconcha arcuata (146572)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus pugilator (146570)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Ocypode gaudichaudii, Gelasimus panamensis (146569)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Massachusets) Gelasimus pugilator (146571)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Gelasimus brevifrons, Ocypoda occidentalis (147227) Gelasimus subeylindricus (146578)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Gelasimus palustris (146576)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Flrida) Porcella ocellata (146568)