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Petrochirus bahamensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Cancer bahamensis was named by Herbst (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Petrochirus bahamensis by Todd and Collins (2005), Collins et al. (2009) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Cancer bahamensis Herbst p. 30
1811Pagurus granulatus Olivier
2005Petrochirus bahamensis Todd and Collins p. 67
2009Petrochirus bahamensis Collins et al. p. 26 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-8
2010Petrochirus bahamensis Schweitzer et al. p. 54

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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
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyDiogenidaeOrtmann 1892
genusPetrochirusStimpson 1858
speciesbahamensis()

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.

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Invalid names: Petrochirus granulatus Olivier 1811 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Petrochirus bahamensis (228744)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Petrochirus bahamensis (185031)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Petrochirus bahamensis (224549)