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Iphiculidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Iphiculidae

Taxonomy
Iphiculidae was named by Alcock (1896). It is extant. Its type is Iphiculus.

It was assigned to Leucosioidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Karasawa et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Iphiculus (type genus), Pariphiculus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Iphiculidae Alcock
2010Iphiculidae Schweitzer et al. p. 86
2019Iphiculidae Karasawa et al. p. 1

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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
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyLeucosioideaSamouelle 1819
familyIphiculidaeAlcock 1896
familyIphiculidaeAlcock 1896

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. Iphiculidae Alcock 1896
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G. Iphiculus Adams and White 1848
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Iphiculus granulatus Morris and Collins 1991
Iphiculus miriensis Morris and Collins 1991
Iphiculus sexspinosus Morris and Collins 1991
G. Pariphiculus Alcock 1896
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Pariphiculus decemtuberculatus Collins et al. 2003
Pariphiculus gselli Beets 1950
Pariphiculus gselli beetsi Morris and Collins 1991
Pariphiculus inconditus Karasawa 1993
Pariphiculus multituberculatus Collins et al. 2003
Pariphiculus papillosus Morris and Collins 1991
Pariphiculus verrucosus Morris and Collins 1991
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 16:36:32
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:36:32
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Malaysia (Sarawak) Iphiculus sexspinosus, Pariphiculus gselli, Pariphiculus papillosus (175184)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Malaysia (Sarawak) Pariphiculus multituberculatus (175181)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Iphiculus sexspinosus (185837 185845 185848 185850 185852 185853) Iphiculus sexspinosus, Pariphiculus decemtuberculatus (185835 185836 185846 185849) Pariphiculus decemtuberculatus (185833 185834 185854)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Malaysia Pariphiculus papillosus (226226) Pariphiculus verrucosus (226227)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Iphiculus granulatus (173568) Iphiculus miriensis (173589 173590 173591) Iphiculus miriensis, Iphiculus sexspinosus, Pariphiculus gselli (173581) Iphiculus sexspinosus (173570 173571)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Miyazaki) Pariphiculus inconditus (127696)