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Carcinoplax

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goneplacidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Cancer (Curtonotus) de Haan p. 4
1852Carcinoplax Milne-Edwards
1990Carcinoplax Karasawa p. 23
1992Carcinoplax Feldmann and Keys p. 11
1993Carcinoplax Karasawa p. 70
2002Carcinoplax Sepkoski
2003Carcinoplax Collins et al. p. 217
2003Carcinoplax Karasawa and Kato p. 140
2006Carcinoplax Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 57
2007Carcinoplax Schweitzer et al. p. 8
2010Carcinoplax Schweitzer et al. p. 134

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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
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyGoneplacidae
genusCarcinoplaxMilne-Edwards 1852

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. Carcinoplax Milne-Edwards 1852
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Carcinoplax antiqua Ristori 1889
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Invalid names: Carcinoplax senecta Imaizumi 1961 [synonym]
Carcinoplax granulimana Karasawa and Inoue 1992
Carcinoplax imperfecta Karasawa and Inoue 1992
Carcinoplax longimana de Haan 1833
Carcinoplax mongosungi Hu and Tao 1985
Carcinoplax prepurpurea Hu and Tao 2000
Carcinoplax prisca Imaizumi 1961
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Invalid names: Pilumnoplax petrificus Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]
Carcinoplax proavita Glaessner 1960
Carcinoplax purpurea Rathbun 1914
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Invalid names: Carcinoplax linae Hu and Tao 1996 [synonym]
Carcinoplax shukumi Hu and Tao 1985
Carcinoplax temikoensis Feldmann and Maxwell 1990
Carcinoplax thongi Hu and Tao 1985
Carcinoplax tsengi Hu and Tao 1996
Carcinoplax wuhsini Hu and Tao 1999
Invalid names: Curtonotus de Haan 1833 [replaced]
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Calabrian or 55.80000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.2 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2Mexico (Baja California Sur) C. sp. (45693)
Kaiatan37.2 - 36.0New Zealand C. temikoensis (4886)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan (Wakayama) C. antiqua (202463)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Italy C. granulimanus (147814)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan C. granulimanus (147808 147809 147810 147811 147812 147817 147818 147819 147820 147821)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Malaysia (Sarawak) C. prisca (175184)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan (Gifu) C. antiqua (46950)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Japan C. antiqua (169305)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Ishikawa) C. antiqua (202473)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Shimane) C. antiqua (127708)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Toyama) C. antiqua (202474 202475)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Galene proavita (202188)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan (Miyazaki) C. prisca (127694 127695 202444 202446)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan (Miyazaki) C. prisca (202445)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) C. prisca (202477 202478 202479 202480)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Shizuoka) C. longimanus (127711 127712 202452 202453) C. purpurea, C. longimanus (127713)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Philippines (Mindanao) C. purpurea (224586)