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Grapsus

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Grapsus was named by Lamarck (1801). It is extant.

It was assigned to Grapsoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Grapsidae by Luque et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Grapsus Lamarck
2010Grapsus Schweitzer et al.
2017Grapsus Luque et al. p. 37

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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
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
genusGrapsus

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. Grapsus Lamarck 1801
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Grapsus altifrons Stimpson 1862
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus 1758
Grapsus maculatus Stimpson 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:46:39
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico G. altrfrons (147227)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virgin Islands) G. maculatus (146588)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) G. maculatus (147239)