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Achaeus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Inachidae

Taxonomy
Achaeus was named by Leach (1817). It is extant.

It was reranked as Inachus (Achaeus) by de Hann (1850).

It was assigned to Inachus by de Hann (1850); to Leptopodiinae by Ortmann (1893); to Inachinae by Müller (1984); and to Inachidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Achaeus Leach
1850Inachus (Achaeus) de Hann
1893Achaeus Ortmann p. 33
1984Achaeus Müller p. 72
2010Achaeus Schweitzer et al. p. 94
2020Achaeus Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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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
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyInachidae
genusAchaeusLeach 1817

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. Achaeus Leach 1817
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Achaeus brevirostris Haswell 1879
Achaeus curvirostris Milne-Edwards 1873
Achaeus japonicus de Hann 1850
Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson 1858
Achaeus magnus Müller 1978
Achaeus nomurai Takeda and Fujiyama 1984
Achaeus parvulus De Angeli and Caporiondo 2010
Achaeus podocheloides Griffin 1970
Achaeus pugnax de Man 1928
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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Vicenza) A. parvulus (207617)