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Aethridae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aethridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Aethridae Dana pp. 121-131
1871Hepatidae Stimpson
2000Hepatidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 238
2001Hepatidae Martin and Davis
2001Hepatidae Vega et al. p. 938
2005Aethridae Casadio et al.
2005Hepatidae Todd and Collins p. 69
2006Hepatidae Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1
2007Aethridae Ahyong et al.
2007Hepatidae Ahyong et al.
2007Hepatidae Schweitzer et al. p. 6
2010Aethridae Schweitzer et al. p. 85
2017Aethridae Luque et al. p. 8
2019Aethridae 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
superfamilyAethroideaDana 1851
familyAethridaeDana 1851
familyAethridaeDana 1851

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. Aethridae Dana 1851
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G. Aethra Latreille 1817
G. Drachiella Guinot 1976
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†Drachiella guinotae Morris and Collins 1991
G. †Eohepatella Beschin and De Angeli 2017
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†Eohepatella plana Beschin and De Angeli 2017
G. †Eriosachila Blow and Manning 1996
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†Eriosachila bajaensis Schweitzer et al. 2002
†Eriosachila cubensis Varela and Rojas-Consuegra 2011
†Eriosachila cuvillieri Van Straelen 1929
†Eriosachila orri Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
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Invalid names: Zanthopsis rathbunae Kooser and Orr 1973 [replaced]
†Eriosachila petiti Blow and Manning 1996
†Eriosachila rathbunae Maury 1930
†Eriosachila robertsi Secrétan 1982
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Invalid names: Xanthosia elegans Secretan 1964 [replaced]
†Eriosachila rossi Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
†Eriosachila terryi Rathbun 1937
G. Hepatella Smith 1969
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†Hepatella amazonica Beurlen 1958
G. †Hepatiscus Bittner 1875
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†Hepatiscus distefanoi Checchia-Rispoli 1905
†Hepatiscus laevis Lorenthey 1929
†Hepatiscus neumayri Bittner 1875
†Hepatiscus pulchellus Bittner 1875
†Hepatiscus sheranii Collins and Morris 1978
G. Hepatus Latreille 1802
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†Hepatus biformis Todd and Collins 2005
†Hepatus bottomsi Blow 2003
Hepatus chiliensis Milne-Edwards 1837
Hepatus gronovii Holthuis 1959
†Hepatus guraboensis Collins 2009
†Hepatus lineatinus Todd and Collins 2005
Hepatus lineatus Rathbun 1898
†Hepatus nodosus Collins and Morris 1976
†Hepatus praecox Collins et al. 1997
Hepatus princeps Herbst 1794
†Hepatus spinimarginatus Feldmann et al. 2005
G. †Ilerdapatiscus Artal and Van Bakel 2018
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†Ilerdapatiscus guardiae Artal and Van Bakel 2018
G. †Latuxanthides De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
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†Latuxanthides dentatus De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
G. †Mainhepatiscus De Angeli and Beschin 1999
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†Mainhepatiscus zannatoi De Angeli and Beschin 1999
G. Osachila Stimpson 1871
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†Osachila berica De Angeli and Beschin 1999
†Osachila tiechi Studer 1898
†Osachila valdesensis Casadio et al. 2005
G. †Politohepatiscus Beschin et al. 2018
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†Politohepatiscus zorzini Beschin et al. 2018
G. †Prehepatus Rathbun 1935
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†Prehepatus cretaceus Rathbun 1935
†Prehepatus dilksi Roberts 1962
†Prehepatus harrisi Bishop 1985
†Prehepatus lenolensis Rathbun 1935
†Prehepatus mexicanus Schweitzer et al. 2006
G. †Priabonella Beschin et al. 2006
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†Priabonella violatii Beschin et al. 2006
G. Sakaila Manning and Holthuis 1981
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†Sakaila africana Manning and Holthuis 1981
†Sakaila italica Beschin et al. 2016
Invalid names: Hepatidae Stimpson 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Prehepatus cretaceous (141153)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Xanthias lenolensis (136026)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (mississippi) Prehepatus harrisi (232464)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Prehepatus harrisi (133558)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Prehepatus harrisi (184985)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Prehepatus sp. (207141)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Mexico (Baja California) Eriosachila bajensis (133564)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Eriosachila sp. (133563)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Latuxanthides dentatus (145127) Priabonella violatii (140158)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Eriosachila orri (226447) Zanthopsis rathbunae (90092)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Eriosachila bajaensis (45694)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Hepatiscus neumayri, Hepatiscus pulchellus, Mainhepatiscus zannatoi, Eohepatella plana (145128)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Monte Bolca, Verona) Hepatiscus poverelli (127283)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Hepatiscus neumayri (226615) Hepatiscus neumayri, Hepatiscus pulchellus (207553) Hepatiscus pulchellus (226614) Hepatiscus pulchellus, Sakaila italica (146999)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Eriosachila petiti (191865 191868)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Hepatiscus sheranii (7730)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Eriosachila bajaensis (58664) Prehepatus mexicanus (56991 58662 58665)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Chiapas) Eriosachila sp. (202297)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9Egypt Eriosachila cuvillieri (232605)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Eriosachila rossi (202382)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Hepatiscus poverelli (184969)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Aethridae indet., Priabonella violatii (226756) Osachila sp., Priabonella violatii (226744) Politohepatiscus zorzini (207550) Priabonella violatii (226693)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Panama Zanthopsis terryi (136136)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Venezuela (Falcon) Eriosachila rathbunae (228729)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Cuba (Matanzas) Eriosachila cubensis (202721)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Cuba (Matanzas) Hepatus sp. (228535)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Mexico (Chiapas) Hepatella amazonica (133885)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Hepatus sp. (42630)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Lara) Eriosachila rathbunae (46384) Hepatella amazonica (228726)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Hepatus spinimarginatus (53474)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil Hepatella amazonica (112581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Hepatella amazonica (65162)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Eriosachila sp., Hepatella amazonica (228724)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Hepatus nodosus (171483)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Osachila valdesensis (56992 57049 57051)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Hepatella amazonica (228728)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Hepatus lineatus (136005 136303)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Hepatus biformis (228708)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Malaysia Drachiella guinotae (226227)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Hepatus guraboensis (228607 228608 228609 228610 228611 228620 228630)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) Hepatus lineatinus (228595)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Colombia (Atlántico) Hepatus lineatinus (228493)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Hepatus lineatinus (228683)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Hepatus lineatinus (228642)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Hepatus lineatinus (228687 228688)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Hepatus sp. (228744)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Hepatus lineatinus (228541)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Hepatus lineatinus (228684 228689 228690 228701)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica (Puntarenas) Hepatus lineatinus (228537)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Hepatus lineatus (138720)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0USA (California) Hepatus lineatus (138721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama Hepatus chiliensis (134957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Hepatus praecox (174135 185031)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Hepatus lineatus (59063)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Hepatus praecox (224549)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Pennslyvania) Hepatus angustatus (146583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Hepatus decorus (146570)