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Blepharipodidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Blepharipodidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Blepharipodidae Boyko p. 10
2008Blepharipodidae Nyborg and Vega p. 361
2010Blepharipodidae Schweitzer et al. p. 52

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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
superfamilyHippoideaLatreille 1825
familyBlepharipodidae
familyBlepharipodidae

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. Blepharipodidae Boyko 2002
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Blepharipoda brucei Rathbun 1926
Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt 1942
Blepharipoda liberata Shen 1949
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall 1840
Blepharipoda scabra Molina 1810
Blepharipoda spinosa Milne-Edwards and Lucas 1841
G. Lophomastix Benedict 1904
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Lophomastix altoonaensis Nyborg and Vega 2008
Lophomastix antiqua Schweitzer and Boyko 2000
Lophomastix boykoi Nyborg and Vega 2008
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict 1904
Lophomastix japonica Boyko 2002
Lophomastix kellyi Nyborg and Vega 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4USA (Washington) Lophomastix boykoi (133882) Lophomastix kellyi (202423)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) Blepharipoda brucei (139887)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Washington) Lophomastix antiqua (139655)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Washington) Lophomastix altoonaensis (200869)