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Pilumnoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Pilumnoidea was named by Samouelle (1819). It is extant. Its type is Pilumnus.

It was assigned to Heterotremata by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Luque et al. (2017); and to Xanthoidea by Lima et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Pilumnoidea Samouelle
2010Pilumnoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 118
2017Pilumnoidea Luque et al. p. 18
2024Pilumnoidea Lima et al. p. 3

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPilumnoideaSamouelle 1819
superfamilyPilumnoideaSamouelle 1819

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.

Superfm. Pilumnoidea Samouelle 1819
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Fm. Galenidae Alcock 1898
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Subfm. Galeninae Alcock 1898
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G. Galene De Haan 1833
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Galene bispinosa Herbst 1783
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Invalid names: Cancer trispinosa Desmarest 1817 [synonym], Galene hainanensis Hu and Tao 1979 [synonym]
†Galene granulifera Lin 1947
†Galene litoralistemp Collins et al. 2003
†Galene obscura Milne-Edwards 1865
†Galene stipata Morris and Collins 1991
Invalid names: Podopilumnus M'Coy 1849 [synonym]
Subfm. Halimedinae Alcock 1898
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G. Halimede De Haan 1833
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Halimede fragifer De Haan 1835
Halimede ochtodes Herbst 1783
G. †Parhalimede Beschin et al. 2016
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†Parhalimede ornata Beschin et al. 2016
Invalid names: Dentoxanthinae Stevcic 2005 [empty], Parapanopinae Stevcic 2005 [empty]
Fm. Pilumnidae Samouelle 1819
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Subfm. Eumedoninae Dana 1853
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G. Harrovia Adams and White 1849
G. †Santeella Blow and Manning 1996
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†Santeella lillyae Blow and Manning 1996
G. †Viacarcinus Blow and Manning 1996
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†Viacarcinus druidi Blow and Manning 1996
Subfm. Pilumninae Samouelle 1819
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G. Actumnus Dana 1851
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Actumnus changensis Rathbun 1909
†Actumnus guinotae Karasawa and Inoue 1992
Actumnus squamosus De Haan 1835
†Actumnus telegdii Müller 1974
G. †Agnocarcinus Beschin et al. 2012
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†Agnocarcinus zannatoi Beschin et al. 2012
G. †Budapanopeus Muller and Collins 1991
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†Budapanopeus denticulatus Muller and Collins 1991
G. †Eohalimede Blow and Manning 1996
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†Eohalimede walleri Blow and Manning 1996
G. †Eopilumnus Beschin et al. 2002
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†Eopilumnus checchii Beschin et al. 2002
G. †Eumorphactaea Bittner 1875
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†Eumorphactaea convexa Beschin et al. 2016
†Eumorphactaea latifrons Milne-Edwards 1880
†Eumorphactaea scissifrons Bittner 1875
G. †Galenopsis Milne-Edwards 1865
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†Galenopsis americana Rathbun 1935
†Galenopsis crassifrons Milne-Edwards 1865
†Galenopsis depressa Milne-Edwards 1872
†Galenopsis fulangaensis Rathbun 1945
†Galenopsis gervilliana Milne-Edwards 1865
†Galenopsis murchisoni Milne-Edwards 1865
†Galenopsis pustulosa Milne-Edwards 1865
†Galenopsis ristorii Checchia-Rispoli 1907
†Galenopsis similis Bittner 1875
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Invalid names: Galenopsis schopeni Checchia-Rispoli 1905 [synonym]
†Galenopsis typicus Milne-Edwards 1865
†Galenopsis wulfi Forster and Mundlos 1982
G. †Gecchelicarcinus Beschin et al. 2007
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†Gecchelicarcinus lorigae Beschin et al. 2007
†Gecchelicarcinus zanderigoi Beschin et al. 2016
G. Glabropilumnus Balss 1932
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†Glabropilumnus fossatus Muller 1996
†Glabropilumnus granulatus De Angeli et al. 2010
†Glabropilumnus kamiyai Karasawa 1991
†Glabropilumnus soghensis De Angeli and Beschin 2008
†Glabropilumnus trispinosus Beschin et al. 2016
G. Heteropanope Stimpson 1859
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†Heteropanope wylliei Glaessner 1933
G. †Lessinicarcinus De Angeli 2012
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†Lessinicarcinus euglyphos Bittner 1875
G. †Lobogalenopsis Muller and Collins 1991
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†Lobogalenopsis joei Ferratges et al. 2020
†Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata Lörenthey 1898
†Lobogalenopsis quadrilobatus Lörenthey 1898
G. †Palladiocarcinus De Angeli and Ceccon 2014
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†Palladiocarcinus brevidentatus De Angeli and Ceccon 2014
G. †Pilummede Ossó and Clements 2021
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†Pilummede bakeri Rathbun 1935
†Pilummede penderensis Ossó and Clements 2021
G. Pilumnopeus Milne-Edwards 1867
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†Pilumnopeus dilatatus Muller 1993
†Pilumnopeus tetenyensis Muller 1984
G. Pilumnus Leach 1816
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Pilumnus borradailei Rathbun 1909
†Pilumnus cucaoensis Feldmann et al. 2005
†Pilumnus fookimensis Collins et al. 2003
Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus 1761
Pilumnus lunatus Milne Edwards and Lucas 1843
†Pilumnus mediterraneus Lörenthey 1898
†Pilumnus olivellai Muller 1993
Pilumnus pannosus Rathbun 1896
†Pilumnus ristorii De Angeli et al. 2009
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Invalid names: Pilumnus spinosus Ristori 1886 [replaced]
Pilumnus sayi Rathbun 1897
Pilumnus scaber Gatt and de Angeli 2010
Pilumnus spinossimus Rathbun 1898
†Pilumnus subequus Rathbun 1919
Pilumnus villosissimus Rafinesque 1814
G. †Prealpicarcinus De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
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†Prealpicarcinus dallagoi De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
†Prealpicarcinus kochi Lörenthey 1898
†Prealpicarcinus laisensis Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Tierrapilumnus Feldmann 2011
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†Tierrapilumnus edseli Feldmann 2011
Invalid names: Actumninae Dana 1851 [synonym]
G. †Pirabacarcinus Lima et al. 2024
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†Pirabacarcinus iara Lima et al. 2024
Subfm. Rhizopinae Stimpson 1858
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G. Arges De Haan 1835
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†Arges parallelus De Haan 1835
G. Cryptolutea Ward 1936
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†Cryptolutea litoralis Collins et al. 2003
†Cryptolutea littoralis Collins 2003
†Cryptolutea warreni Karasawa 2008
G. Megaesthesius Rathbun 1909
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Megaesthesius sagedae Rathbun 1909
G. †Styrioplax Glaessner 1969
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†Styrioplax exiguus Glaessner 1928
Invalid names: Microplax Glaessner 1928 [replaced]
G. Typhlocarcinus Stimpson 1858
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†Typhlocarcinus galenoformis Hu and Tao 1996
†Typhlocarcinus obtusus Karasawa 1993
Invalid names: Typhlocarcinopsinae Rathbun 1909 [synonym]
Invalid names: Calmaniinae Stevcic 2005 [empty], Xenophthalmodinae Stevcic 2005 [empty]
Invalid names: Tanaochelidae Ng and Clark 2000 [empty]
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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Holocene or 105.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (101 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Podopilumnus fittoni (226217)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Hungary (Budapest) Budapanopeus denticulatus, Galenopsis similis, Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata, Titanocarcinus kochii (138811)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Galenopsis americana (142748)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Galenopsis depressa, Galenopsis similis, Gecchelicarcinus lorigae, Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata, Gecchelicarcinus zanderigoi, Eumorphactaea convexa, Glabropilumnus trispinosus, Palladiocarcinus brevidentatus, Prealpicarcinus laisensis (207470) Galenopsis depressa, Prealpicarcinus laisensis (207471) Galenopsis similis, Gecchelicarcinus lorigae, Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata (207557) Galenopsis similis, Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata, Prealpicarcinus laisensis (207474) Galenopsis similis, Palladiocarcinus brevidentatus, Prealpicarcinus dallagoi (145127) Pilumnus indet., Galenopsis similis, Gecchelicarcinus lorigae, Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata (140158) Prealpicarcinus laisensis (207472)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Vicenze) Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata (127545)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mexico (Chiapas) Santeella lillyae (228574)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Eopilumnus checchii, Lessinicarcinus euglyphos (145128)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Santeella lillyae, Viacarcinus druidi, Eohalimede walleri (191870) Viacarcinus druidi (191872)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Hungary Galenopsis similis, Titanocarcinus kochii, Galenopsis quadrilobata (207773)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Eopilumnus checchii, Eumorphactaea scissifrons, Lessinicarcinus euglyphos, Agnocarcinus zannatoi (207553) Galenopsis similis, Parhalimede ornata (146999) Santeella sp., Galenopsis similis, Gecchelicarcinus lorigae, Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata, Palladiocarcinus brevidentatus (207556) Titanocarcinus euglyphos (226614 226616)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71India (Assam) Galenopsis sp. (81937)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Italy Titanocarcinus euglyphos (207786)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Pilummede penderensis (191733) Titanocarcinus euglyphos (7299)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Galenopsis depressa, Galenopsis similis, Lobogalenopsis quadrilobata, Prealpicarcinus kochi (207550)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (North Carolina) Pilummede penderensis (191735)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain Galenopsis crassifrons (226525 226526) Galenopsis crassifrons, Lobogalenopsis joei (226524)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) Plagiolophus bakeri (142985)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy (Vicenza) Glabropilumnus soghensis (69701)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Vicenza) Glabropilumnus granulatus (207617)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Pilodius mediterraneus (8338)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Pilumnus cucaoensis (53475 166364)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil Pirabacarcinus iara (112581)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Italy Actumnus guinotae (147814)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan Actumnus guinotae (147808 147809 147810 147811 147812 147817 147818 147819 147820 147821)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Poland Pilumnus sp., Actumnus telegdii (139753)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile Pilumnus cucaoensis (179976 186096)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Styrioplax exiguus (147807)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ukraine Pilumnus mediterraneus (66971)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Glabropilumnus sp., Pilumnus mediterraneus (34739)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Hungary Glabropilumnus sp. (226233) Glabropilumnus sp., Pilumnopeus paratethyensis, Pilumnus mediterraneus (149366) Pilodius mediterraneus (138128 138812 164315) Pilumnopeus tetenensis (207752) Pilumnopeus tetenyensis, Pilumnus mediterraneus, Actumnus telegdii (207750) Pilumnus mediterraneus (133113 152608 207755) Pilumnus mediterraneus, Actumnus telegdii (207753) Pilumnus telegdii, Pilumnus mediterraneus (140154)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Pilumnus mediterraneus (139755)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Pilumnus subequus (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Styrioplax sp. (234379)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Pilumnus fookimensis (185833 185835 185836)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Philippines (Batangas) Galene bispinosa (224585)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brunei Darussalam Galene stipata (173571 173574 173589 173590)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Chile (Valdivia) Pilumnus cucaoensis (228527)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Pilumnus sp. (228609)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Pilumnus sp. (228619 228628)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Pilumnus scaber (131977)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Taiwan (Hsinchu-Hsien) Galene granulifera (13488)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Pilumnus sp. (228698)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Galenopsis sp. (226978) Pilumnus sp. (221587)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Shizuoka) Typhlocarcinus obtusus (202450)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Pilumnus pannosus, Pilumnus spinossimus (228744)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Pilumnus spinosus (226980)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Siena) Pilumnus ristorii (221598)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Philippines (Mindanao) Cryptolutea warreni (224586)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Fiji Galenopsis fulangaensis (136572)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Malaysia (Sarawak) Galene obscura, Galene litoralis (175180)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Panama (Chiriqui) Pilumnus sp. (228717)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Barbados Pilumnus sp. (185858)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brunei Darussalam Galene stipata (173588)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Pilumnus sp. (224549)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Pilumnus xantusii, Pilumnus lunatus (147227)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Pilumnus ceratopus (146579) Pilumnus gemmatus (147239)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virgin Islands) Pilumnus gemmatus, Pilumnus reticulatus (146588)