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Mecochirus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Taxonomy

Mecochirus was named by Germar (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine-l K Apti]. It is not extant. Its type is Macrourites longimanatus. It is the type genus of Mecochiridae.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mecochiridae by Glaessner (1960), Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Feldmann et al. (1995), Garassino (1996), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2015).

Synonyms

Mecochiria is a genus. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Mecochirus by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2015).

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002).
Pterochirus was named by Munster (1839).

It was synonymized subjectively with Mecochirus by Feldmann et al. (2015).
Megachirus was named by Bronn (1836).

It was synonymized subjectively with Mecochirus by Feldmann et al. (2015).
Norna was named by Munster (1840).

It was synonymized subjectively with Mecochirus by Feldmann et al. (2015).
Carciniellum was named by Strand (1928).

It was synonymized subjectively with Mecochirus by Feldmann et al. (2015).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1827	Mecochirus Germar
1836	Megachirus Bronn
1839	Pterochirus Munster
1840	Norna Munster
1928	Carciniellum Strand
1960	Mecochirus Glaessner p. 9
1992	Mecochirus Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 7
1992	Mecochirus Feldmann and Keys p. 9
1995	Mecochirus Feldmann et al. p. 405
1996	Mecochirus Garassino p. 347
2002	Mecochiria Sepkoski
2002	Mecochirus Sepkoski
2010	Mecochirus Schweitzer et al. p. 20
2015	Mecochirus Feldmann et al. p. 22

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
class	Malacostraca	()
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
—	Reptantia	(Boas)
infraorder	Glypheidea	Winckler 1882
superfamily	Glypheoidea	Winckler 1882
family	Mecochiridae	Van Straelen 1925
genus	Mecochirus	Germar 1827

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. †Mecochirus Germar 1827

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†Mecochirus cenomanicus Charbonnier et al. 2023

†Mecochirus chilensis Forster and Von Hillebrandt 1984

†Mecochirus clypeatus Carter 1898

†Mecochirus dubius Munster 1839

†Mecochirus eckerti Frentzen 1937

†Mecochirus foresti Secretan 1968

†Mecochirus germari Garassino 1996

†Mecochirus grandis Quenstedt 1856

†Mecochirus houdardi van Straelen 1936

†Mecochirus leionoton Krause 1891

†Mecochirus longimanatus Schlotheim 1822

Invalid names: Mecochirus baieri Germar 1827 [synonym], Mecochirus brevimanus Munster 1839 [synonym], Mecochirus locusta Germar 1827 [synonym], Megachirus brevimanus Munster 1839 [synonym], Pterochirus remimanus Munster 1836 [synonym]

†Mecochirus marwicki Glaessner 1960

†Mecochirus minimus Hee 1924

†Mecochirus olifex Quenstedt 1856

†Mecochirus pearcei McCoy 1849

†Mecochirus peytoni Woodward 1876

†Mecochirus robbianoi Pagani et al. 2011

†Mecochirus rostratus Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992

†Mecochirus socialis Von Meyer 1841

Mecochirus tuberculatus Garassino et al. 2021

Invalid names: Carciniellum Strand 1928 [synonym], Mecochiria [synonym], Megachirus Bronn 1836 [synonym], Norna Munster 1840 [synonym], Pterochirus Munster 1839 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available