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Jasus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Taxonomy
Jasus was named by Parker (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palinuridae by Glaessner (1960), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Garassino (2001), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Jasus Parker
1960Jasus Glaessner p. 13
1992Jasus Feldmann and Keys p. 9
2001Jasus Garassino p. 244
2002Jasus Sepkoski
2010Jasus Schweitzer et al. p. 45
2015Jasus Schweitzer et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyPalinuridaeLatreille 1802
genusJasusParker 1883

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. Jasus Parker 1883
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Jasus edwardsii Hutton 1875
Jasus flemingi Glaessner 1960
Jasus verreauxi Milne-Edwards 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Altonian or 99.60000 to 15.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon J. sp. (69119)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) J. flemingi (202177)