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Atelecyclus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Atelecyclidae

Taxonomy
Atelecyclus was named by Leach (1814) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Atelecyclidae.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Atelecyclidae by Collins (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Atelecyclus Leach
1823Clorodius Desmarest
1851Chlorodius Dana p. 126
1862Chlorodius Stimpson
1879Chlorodius Martin p. 127
2002Atelecyclus Collins p. 85
2002Atelecyclus Sepkoski
2010Atelecyclus Schweitzer et al. p. 100
2019Atelecyclus Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 1

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCancroideaLatreille 1802
familyAtelecyclidae
genusAtelecyclusLeach 1814

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. Atelecyclus Leach 1814
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Atelecyclus elegans Ristori 1896
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Invalid names: Atelecyclus heterodon Leach 1815 [synonym], Cancer septemdentatus Montagu 1813 [synonym]
Atelecyclus rugosus Desmarest 1822
Invalid names: Clorodius Desmarest 1823 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-17 00:41:51
Modified: 2023-11-13 00:52:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy A. rotundatus (221585)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Flrida) Chlorodius longimanus (146568)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Chlorodius floridanus (146579) Chlorodius maculatus (147239)