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Palaemonidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaemonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Palaemonidae Rafinesque
1918Palaemonidae Rathbun p. 131
2003Palaemonidae Garassino and Bravi p. 589
2010Palaemonidae Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPalaemonidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPalaemonidaeRafinesque 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.

Fm. Palaemonidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Alburnia Bravi and Garassino 1998
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Alburnia petinensis Bravi and Garassino 1998
G. †Bechleja Housa 1957
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Bechleja bahiaensis Beurlen 1950
Bechleja inopinata Housa 1957
Bechleja robusta Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
Bechleja rostrata Feldmann 1981
G. †Beurlenia Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
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Beurlenia araripensis Martin-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
G. †Micropsalis Von Meyer 1859
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Micropsalis bolcensis Schauroth 1865
Micropsalis papyracea Von Meyer 1859
G. Palaemon Weber 1795
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Palaemon antonellae Garassino and Bravi 2003
Palaemon debilis Dana 1852
Palaemon dolospina Walker and Poore 2003
Palaemon exul Frotscj 1872
Palaemon fabricii Michelotti 1861
Palaemon intermedius Stimpson 1860
Palaemon litoreus McCulloch 1909
Palaemon mortuus Smirnov 1929
Palaemon serenus Heller 1862
Palaemon vesolensis Bravi et al. 1999
G. Palaemonetes Heller 1869
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G. †Parapalaemonetes Brandt and Schulz 2013
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Parapalaemonetes thuringiacus Brandt and Schulz 2013
G. †Propalaemon Woodward 1903
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Propalaemon longispinata Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
Propalaemon osborniensis Woodward 1903
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Invalid names: Propalaemon minor Woodward 1903 [synonym]
G. †Pseudocaridinella Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
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Pseudocaridinella roxoi Beurlen 1950
G. †Schmelingia Schweigert 2002
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Schmelingia wulfi Schweigert 2002
G. †Yongjicaris Garassino and Yanbin 2002
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Yongjicaris zhejiangensis Garassino 2002
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Fassanian to the top of the Priabonian or 242.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 235.0 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Germany Parapalaemonetes thuringiacus (226005)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Italy (Caserta) Palaemon antonellae (63934)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Italy (Salerno) Alburnia petinensis (127349)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy (Salerno) Palaemon vesolensis (127328)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Propalaemon minor, Propalaemon osborniensis (28322 226129 226130 226132) Propalaemon osborniensis (226133)