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Callinectes
Taxonomy
Callinectes was named by Stimpson (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant. Its type is Callinectes sapidus.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Portunidae by Stimpson (1860), Rathbun (1918), Rathbun (1926), Rathbun (1935), Feldmann et al. (2003) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); and to Portuninae by Feldmann and Wilson (1988), Karasawa et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017) and Schweitzer et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Portunidae by Stimpson (1860), Rathbun (1918), Rathbun (1926), Rathbun (1935), Feldmann et al. (2003) and Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); and to Portuninae by Feldmann and Wilson (1988), Karasawa et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017) and Schweitzer et al. (2021).
Species
C. alabamensis, C. bellicosus, C. bellicosusdup, C. declivis, C. jamaicensis, C. paraensis, C. quilonensis, C. reticulatus, C. sapidus (type species), C. toxodes
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Callinectes Stimpson |
| 1918 | Callinectes Rathbun p. 162 |
| 1926 | Callinectes Rathbun p. 75 |
| 1935 | Callinectes Rathbun p. 98 |
| 1988 | Callinectes Feldmann and Wilson p. 482 |
| 2002 | Callinectes Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Callinectes Feldmann et al. p. 152 |
| 2006 | Callinectes Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 61 |
| 2008 | Callinectes Karasawa et al. p. 108 |
| 2010 | Callinectes Schweitzer et al. p. 111 |
| 2017 | Callinectes Luque et al. p. 12 |
| 2021 | Callinectes Schweitzer et al. p. 28 |
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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.
G. Callinectes Stimpson 1860
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†Callinectes alabamensis Rathbun 1935
Callinectes bellicosus Stimpson 1862 [warrior swimming crab]
Callinectes bellicosusdup Stimpson 1862
†Callinectes declivis Rathbun 1918
†Callinectes jamaicensis Withers 1924
†Callinectes paraensis Beurlen 1958
†Callinectes quilonensis Verma 1977
†Callinectes reticulatus Rathbun 1918
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Callinectes toxodes Ordway 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 38.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (53 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priabonian | Panama | C. declivis (136136) | |
| Priabonian | Antarctica | C. sp. (57759) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Alabama) | C. alabamensis (143392) | |
| Aquitanian | Panama | C. reticulatus (42624) C. sp. (42631) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Cuba (Sancti Spiritus) | C. sp. (228529) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Para) | C. ferreirai (112583) C. ferreirai, C. pirabensis, C. reticulares, C. paraensis (65162) C. pirabensis, C. sp., C. declivis, C. reticulatus (112590) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil | C. paraensis, C. reticulatus (112581) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (Florida) | C. sapidus (143410 143411) | |
| Miocene | USA (Virginia) | C. sapidus (144076) | |
| Burdigalian | Panama | C. sp. (42611) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Brazil (Para) | C. pirabensis, C. reticulatus (58454) | |
| Middle Miocene | Trinidad and Tobago | C. sp. (74921) | |
| Tortonian | USA (Maryland) | C. sapidus (219172) | |
| Tortonian | Dominican Republic | C. sp., C. declivis (58817) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Dominican Republic | C. declivis (228607 228609 228631 228633 228634) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Dominican Republic | C. declivis (228622 228623) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (Virginia) | C. sapidus (144070) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | C. sapidus (228744) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Costa Rica (Limon) | C. declivis (228540) | |
| Piacenzian | Costa Rica | C. declivis (226679) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | C. sapidus (159995 159996 159997) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | C. sapidus (159998) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | C. sapidus (159989 159990 159991 159992 159994) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | C. sapidus (150656) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | C. bellicosus (138720) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Massachusetts) | C. sapidus (61268) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | C. arcuatus (219029) C. bellicosus (59063 219030) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | C. sapidus (66750) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | C. ornatus, C. sapidus (48886) C. sapidus (66720 66721) | |
| Tarantian | Jamaica | C. sp. (224549) | |
| Holocene | Brazil | C. diacanthus (147269) | |
| Holocene | Mexico (Guaymas) | Lupa bellicosa (146574) | |
| Holocene | Mexico | C. diacanthus (147227) | |
| Holocene | USA (Massachusets) | C. diacanthus (146594) |