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Munidopsidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Munidopsidae Ortmann
2013Munidopsidae Robins et al.
2017Munidopsidae Luque et al. p. 8
2022Munidopsidae Klompmaker et al. p. 1105

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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
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898

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.

Fm. Munidopsidae Ortmann 1898
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G. †Ambulocapsa Robins et al. 2013
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Ambulocapsa altilis Robins et al. 2013
Ambulocapsa novacula Robins et al. 2013
Ambulocapsa sentosa Robins et al. 2013
G. †Ankylokypha Robins et al. 2013
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Ankylokypha parabola Robins et al. 2013
G. †Aulavescus Robins et al. 2013
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Aulavescus exutus Robins et al. 2013
Aulavescus tectus Robins et al. 2013
G. †Brazilomunida Martins-Neto 2001
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G. †Bullariscus Robins et al. 2013
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Bullariscus arcuotorus Robins et al. 2013
Bullariscus gibbernodus Robins et al. 2013
Bullariscus patruliusi Robins et al. 2013
Bullariscus triquetrus Robins et al. 2013
G. †Cracensigillatus Robins et al. 2013
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Cracensigillatus gracilirostrus Robins et al. 2013
Cracensigillatus prolatus Robins et al. 2013
G. †Culmenformosa Robins et al. 2013
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Culmenformosa glassneri Robins et al. 2013
Culmenformosa nephelepera Robins et al. 2013
G. †Faxegalathea Jakobsen and Collins 1997
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Faxegalathea platyspinosa Jakobsen and Collins 1997
Faxegalathea valeccensis Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Mizunotengus Karasawa et al. 2017
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Mizunotengus makiguchimai Karasawa et al. 2017
G. Munidopsis Whiteaves 1874
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Munidopsis canadensis Nyborg et al. 2015
Munidopsis edwardsii Wood-Mason 1891
Munidopsis foersteri Feldmann et al. 1993
Munidopsis kaedetatsuyai Karasawa 2020
Munidopsis kensleyi Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis lieskovensis Hyžný and Schlögl 2011
Munidopsis marginata Henderson 1885
Munidopsis palmuelleri Hyžný et al. 2014
Munidopsis proales Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis rostrata Milne-Edwards 1880
Munidopsis salinaria Gašparič et al. 2019
Munidopsis scabrosa Feldmann and Wilson 1988
Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson 1885
Munidopsis tasmaniae Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis treis Poore and Ahyong 2004
Munidopsis verrilli Benedict 1902
Munidopsis victoriae Baba and Poore 2002
G. †Octoeurax Robins et al. 2013
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Octoeurax acaresprora Robins et al. 2013
G. †Palaeomunidopsis Van Straelen 1924
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Palaeomunidopsis moutieri Van Straelen 1923
G. †Pegomyrmekella Robins et al. 2013
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Pegomyrmekella chaulia Robins et al. 2013
G. †Vetoplautus Robins et al. 2013
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Vetoplautus latimarginus Robins et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
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 Oxfordian to the top of the Langhian or 161.20000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 155.7 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Cracensigillatus acutirostris (35183)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Vetoplautus latimarginus (177628)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Austria Ambulocapsa bachmayeri, Ambulocapsa altilis, Ambulocapsa novacula, Ambulocapsa sentosa, Ankylokypha parabola, Aulavescus tectus, Aulavescus exutus, Bullariscus patruliusi, Bullariscus arcuotorus, Bullariscus gibbernodus, Bullariscus triquetrus, Cracensigillatus gracilirostrus, Cracensigillatus prolatus, Culmenformosa glassneri, Culmenformosa nephelepera, Octoeurax acaresprora, Pegomyrmekella chaulia, Vetoplautus latimarginus (138729)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Munidopsis foersteri (221281)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Antarctica Munidopsis foersteri (140172)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Faxegalathea platyspinosa (146257)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Munidopsis canadensis (123222)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Faxegalathea valeccensis (207470 207473) Tethysmunida valeccensis (145127)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Munidopsis scabrosa (57761)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Antarctica Munidopsis scabrosa (173111)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan (Aichi) Mizunotengus makiguchimai (219248 219249)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Munidopsis lieskovensis (147807)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) Munidopsis kaedetatsuyai (219253)