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Petrochirus
Taxonomy
Petrochirus was named by Stimpson (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 961]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Paguridae by Rathbun (1918) and Rathbun (1935); to Diogeninae by Müller (1984); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Diogenidae by Todd and Collins (2005), Beschin et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Beschin et al. (2012), Beschin et al. (2016), Luque et al. (2017) and Ferratges (2022).
It was assigned to Paguridae by Rathbun (1918) and Rathbun (1935); to Diogeninae by Müller (1984); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Diogenidae by Todd and Collins (2005), Beschin et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Beschin et al. (2012), Beschin et al. (2016), Luque et al. (2017) and Ferratges (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1858 | Petrochirus Stimpson |
| 1918 | Petrochirus Rathbun p. 153 |
| 1935 | Petrochirus Rathbun p. 40 |
| 1984 | Petrochirus Müller p. 59 |
| 2002 | Petrochirus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Petrochirus Todd and Collins p. 67 |
| 2006 | Petrochirus Beschin et al. p. 99 |
| 2010 | Petrochirus Schweitzer et al. p. 54 |
| 2012 | Petrochirus Beschin et al. p. 24 |
| 2016 | Petrochirus Beschin et al. p. 52 |
| 2017 | Petrochirus Luque et al. p. 24 |
| 2022 | Petrochirus Ferratges p. 175 |
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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. Petrochirus Stimpson 1858
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Petrochirus bahamensis Herbst 1791
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Invalid names: Petrochirus granulatus Olivier 1811 [synonym]
†Petrochirus bouvieri Rathbun 1918
Petrochirus diogenes Linnaeus 1758
†Petrochirus inequalis Rathbun 1919
†Petrochirus mezi Lorenthey 1907
†Petrochirus minutus Beschin et al. 2016
†Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin et al. 2006
†Petrochirus priscus Brocchi 1883
†Petrochirus savii Beschin et al. 2012
†Petrochirus taylori Rathbun 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Collections (49 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian | USA (Texas) | P. taylori (140922) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | P. minutus (207470) | |
| Ypresian | Spain | P. sp. (210299) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | P. sp. (228574) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | Pagurus mezi (226616) P. savii (207553) | |
| Lutetian | Italy (Vicenza) | P. mezi (145128) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | P. sp. (228575) | |
| Lutetian - Priabonian | Egypt | Pagurus mezi (232605) | |
| Priabonian | Italy | P. poscolensis (226744 226756) P. poscolensis, P. mezi (207634) | |
| Priabonian | Spain | P. sp. (226524) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Hungary | Pagurus priscus (8338) | |
| Aquitanian | Mexico (Chiapas) | P. sp. (133885) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Venezuela (Lara) | P. sp. (46384) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (Florida) | P. inequalis (143895) | |
| Burdigalian | Venezuela (Falcon) | P. sp. (228724) | |
| Badenian | Poland | P. sp. (32516) | |
| Badenian | Hungary | Pagurus priscus (139735) P. priscus (149366 207750 207753) | |
| Tortonian | Spain | P. priscus (234380) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Darien) | P. bouvieri (228710) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Mexico (Veracruz) | P. sp. (228595 228596) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Florida) | P. bouvieri (143896) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Dominican Republic | P. inequalis (228607 228608 228609 228610 228620 228630 228631) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene | Colombia (Atlántico) | P. bouvieri (228493) | |
| Messinian | Panama (Colon) | P. bouvieri (228712) | |
| Messinian | Dominican Republic | P. inequalis (135463) | |
| Messinian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | P. bouvieri (228713) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Florida) | P. bouvieri (150650) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | P. bahamensis (228744) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Costa Rica (Limon) | P. bouvieri (228538) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | P. bouvieri (228684 228685 228686 228700) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Jamaica | P. bahamensis (185031) P. sp. (228847) | |
| Tarantian | Jamaica | P. bahamensis (224549) |