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Porcellanidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Porcellanidae Haworth
1918Porcellanidae Rathbun p. 134
1984Porcellanidae Müller
1993Porcellanidae Karasawa p. 39
2010Porcellanidae Schweitzer et al. p. 51
2017Porcellanidae De Angeli and Ceccon p. 16
2017Porcellanidae Luque et al. p. 29

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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
familyPorcellanidaeHaworth 1825
familyPorcellanidaeHaworth 1825

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. Porcellanidae Haworth 1825
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G. Ancylocheles Haig 1978
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Ancylocheles gravelei Sankolli 1963
G. †Beripetrolisthes de Angeli and Garassino 2002
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†Beripetrolisthes mulleri de Angeli and Garassino 2002
G. †Cretacolana Schweitzer and Feldmann 2012
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†Cretacolana antiqua Milne-Edwards 1862
G. †Disipia Beschin et al. 2016
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†Disipia sorbinii Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Eopetrolisthes de Angeli and Garassino 2002
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†Eopetrolisthes levistriatus Beschin et al. 2018
†Eopetrolisthes striatissimus Muller and Collins 1991
G. †Jurellana Schweitzer and Feldmann 2010
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†Jurellana tithonia Schweitzer and Feldmann 2010
G. †Lobipetrolisthes de Angeli and Garassino 2002
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†Lobipetrolisthes blowi de Angeli and Garassino 2002
G. †Longoporcellana Muller and Collins 1991
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†Longoporcellana denticulata Muller and Collins 1991
†Longoporcellana lobata de Angeli and Garassino 2002
G. Megalobrachium Stimpson 1862
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G. †Montemagrelisthes De Angeli and Ceccon 2017
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†Montemagrelisthes prealpinus De Angeli and Ceccon 2017
G. Pachycheles Stimpson 1858
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†Pachycheles cristatus Beschin et al. 2018
†Pachycheles dorsosulcatus Beschin et al. 2007
†Pachycheles latus Rathbun 1918
†Pachycheles multituberculatus Beschin et al. 2018
Pachycheles riisei Stimpson 1859
†Pachycheles semiornatus Beschin et al. 2018
Pachycheles stevensii Stimpson 1858
Invalid names: Pisosoma Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
G. †Paraporcellana Beschin et al. 2016
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†Paraporcellana fabianii Beschin et al. 2016
G. Petrocheles Miers 1876
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G. Petrolisthes Stimpson 1858
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†Petrolisthes avitus Rathbun 1918
†Petrolisthes bittneri de Angeli and Garassino 2002
Petrolisthes elongatus Milne-Edwards 1837
†Petrolisthes haydni Müller 1984
†Petrolisthes lauensis Rathbun 1945
†Petrolisthes lineatus Beschin et al. 2016
†Petrolisthes magnus Müller 1984
†Petrolisthes miocaenicus Karasawa 1993
†Petrolisthes myakkensis Bishop and Portell 1989
†Petrolisthes striatissimus Muller and Collins 1991
†Petrolisthes tuberculatus Beschin et al. 2018
†Petrolisthes vicetinus Beschin et al. 2001
†Petrolisthes violacea Guérin-Méneville 1831
G. Pisidia Leach 1820
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Pisidia dispar Stimpson 1858
†Pisidia dorsosinuosa de Angeli and Garassino 2002
†Pisidia kokayi Müller 1974
†Pisidia viai Muller 1984
G. Polyonyx Stimpson 1858
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†Polyonyx arcuatus Muller and Collins 1991
Polyonyx transversus Haswell 1882
G. Porcellana Lamarck 1801
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†Porcellana elegans Beschin et al. 2018
Porcellana ocellata Stimpson 1862
Porcellana sayana Leach 1820
†Porcellana thomasi De Angeli and Ceccon 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:24:06
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:24:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Jurassic to the top of the Holocene or 201.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Austria Jurellana tithonia (139719)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Porcellana antiqua (97634)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Sarthe) Cretacolana antiqua (140156)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Hungary (Budapest) Longoporcellana denticulata, Petrolisthes striatissimus, Polyonyx arcuatus (138811)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Vicenze) Petrolisthes lineatus (127545)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Pachycheles dorsosulcatus (140158 226528) Petrolisthes lineatus (207471) Porcellanidae indet., Disipia sorbinii, Paraporcellana fabianii, Petrolisthes lineatus (207470) Porcellanidae indet., Disipia sorbinii, Petrolisthes lineatus, Montemagrelisthes prealpinus, Porcellana thomasi (145127)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Eopetrolisthes sp. (207556)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Petrolisthes sp., Beripetrolisthes mulleri, Eopetrolisthes striatissimus, Lobipetrolisthes blowi, Petrolisthes bittneri, Petrolisthes lineatus, Eopetrolisthes levistriatus, Pachycheles cristatus, Pachycheles multituberculatus, Pachycheles semiornatus, Petrolisthes tuberculatus, Porcellana elegans (207550)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Beripetrolisthes mulleri, Eopetrolisthes striatissimus, Lobipetrolisthes blowi, Longoporcellana lobata, Petrolisthes bittneri, Pisidia dorsosinuosa (207194)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga Porcellanidae indet. (43006)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy (Vicenza) Petrolisthes vicetinus (69701 147005)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) Petrolisthes vicetinus (91651)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy Petrolisthes vicetinus (70053 207616 207618)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Japan (Shizuoka) Petrolisthes miocaenicus (202476)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Poland Pisidia viai (139754)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ukraine Petrolisthes haydni, Petrolisthes magnus (66971)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Petrolisthes haydni, Petrolisthes magnus, Pisidia kokayi (34739)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Petrolisthes haydni (32515 32516)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Hungary Petrolisthes magnus (207751) Pisidia kokayi (207750 207752 207754 207755) Pisidia lcokayi, Petrolisthes magnus (149366) Porcellana kokayi (138128 138812)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Petrolisthes haydni (141124)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Petrolisthes magnus (131977)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Malta) Petrolisthes haydni, Pisidia viai (140155)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Pachycheles stevensii (124270)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Petrolisthes lauensis (68180 136139)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Petrolisthes myakkensis (32039)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Costa Rica Pachycheles latus, Petrolisthes avitus (135452)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Petrolisthes edwardsii (194407 194429)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Petrolisthes sp. (228847)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Barbados Petrolisthes politus, Petrolisthes marginatus, Petrolisthes tridentatus, Megalobrachium granuliferum (146587)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Petrolisthes occidentalis, Petrolisthes armatus (146569)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Pennslyvania) Petrolisthes armatus (146583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Pachycheles rudis (146590 146591)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virgin Islands) Petrolisthes politus, Petrolisthes tridentatus, Pisosoma riisei, Megalobrachium granuliferum, Porcellana ocellata (146588)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Flrida) Petrolisthes sexspinosus (146568)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Guaymas) Petrolisthes gracilis (146574)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Califormia) Pachycheles rudis (146589)