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Carpilioidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Carpilioidea Ortmann
2006Carpilioidea Karasawa and Schweitzer
2007Carpilioidea Ahyong et al.
2010Carpilioidea Schweitzer et al. p. 114
2017Carpilioidea Luque et al. p. 7

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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
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCarpilioidea
superfamilyCarpilioidea

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.

Superfm. Carpilioidea Ortmann 1893
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Fm. †Arabicarcinidae Schweitzer and Feldmann 2017
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G. †Arabicarcinus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2017
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†Arabicarcinus arumensis Schweitzer and Feldmann 2017
Fm. Carpiliidae Ortmann 1893
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G. †Braggicarpilius Beschin et al. 2015
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†Braggicarpilius marginatus Beschin et al. 2015
†Braggicarpilius wanzenboecki Miller et al. 2023
G. †Bryocarpilius Feldmann et al. 2011
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†Bryocarpilius apsidorsalis Feldmann et al. 2011
†Bryocarpilius aquilinus Collins and Morris 1973
†Bryocarpilius stratensis Beschin et al. 2018
G. Carpilius Desmarest 1823
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†Carpilius antiquus Glaesner 1928
†Carpilius cantellii De Angeli and Alberti 2021
Carpilius convexus Forskal 1775 [marbled stone crab]
†Carpilius lwangi Hu and Tao 2000
†Carpilius maculatus Linnaeus 1758 [spotted reef crab]
†Carpilius occidentalis Schweitzer et al. 2000
†Carpilius petreus Beschin et al. 2007
G. †Corallicarpilius De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
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†Corallicarpilius arcuatus De Angeli and Ceccon 2015
G. †Eocarpilius Blow and Manning 1996
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†Eocarpilius anomalus Rathbun 1935
†Eocarpilius antiquus Glaesner 1928
†Eocarpilius blowi Feldmann et al. 1998
†Eocarpilius carolinensis Blow and Manning 1996
†Eocarpilius lessineus Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Holcocarcinus Withers 1924
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†Holcocarcinus sulcatus Withers 1924
G. †Laticarpilius Feldmann et al. 2011
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†Laticarpilius aegypticus Feldmann et al. 2011
†Laticarpilius bispinosus Satsangi and Changkakoti 1989
G. Liopsalis Von Meyer 1842
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†Liopsalis anodon Bittner 1875
†Liopsalis klipsteini von Meyer 1862
Liopsalis klipsteinidup Von Meyer 1842
G. †Lovaracarpilius Beschin et al. 2016
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†Lovaracarpilius incisus Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Maurocarpilius Ossó et al. 2020
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†Maurocarpilius binodosus Ossó et al. 2020
G. †Montemagralia De Angeli and Ceccon 2016
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†Montemagralia lata De Angeli and Ceccon 2016
G. †Ocalina Rathbun 1929
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†Ocalina delicata Feldmann et al. 2011
†Ocalina floridana Rathbun 1929
†Ocalina haldixoni Collins and Donovan 2006
†Ocalina straeleni Remy and Tessier 1954
†Ocalina sublevis Collins and Donovan 2005
G. †Palaeocarpilius Milne-Edwards 1862
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†Palaeocarpilius aquitanicus Milne-Edwards 1862
†Palaeocarpilius ignotus Milne-Edwards 1862
†Palaeocarpilius intermedius Stubblefield 1927
†Palaeocarpilius laevis Imaizumi 1939
†Palaeocarpilius macrocheilus Desmarest 1822
†Palaeocarpilius macrochelus Desmarest 1822
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Invalid names: Atergatis platycheilus Reuss 1859 [synonym], Atergatis stenura Reuss 1859 [synonym], Harpactocarcinus supragigas De Gregorio 1895 [synonym]
†Palaeocarpilius rugifer Stoliczka 1871
†Palaeocarpilius simplex Stoliczka 1871
†Palaeocarpilius straeleni Remy and Tessier 1954
†Palaeocarpilius valrovinensis de Gregorio 1895
G. †Paraocalina Beschin et al. 2007
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†Paraocalina brodkorbi Lewis and Ross 1965
†Paraocalina multilobata Beschin et al. 2007
†Paraocalina silviae Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Proxicarpilius Collins and Morris 1978
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†Proxicarpilius planifrons Collins and Morris 1978
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Invalid names: Proxicarpilius minor Collins and Morris 1978 [synonym]
G. †Tethyscarpilius De Angeli and Alberti 2016
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†Tethyscarpilius bericus De Angeli and Alberti 2016
†Tethyscarpilius brodkorbi Lewis and Ross 1965
Fm. †Palaeoxanthopsidae Schweitzer 2003
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G. †Jakobsenius Schweitzer 2005
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†Jakobsenius cretaceus Segerberg 1900
G. †Lobulata Schweitzer et al. 2004
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†Lobulata lobulata Feldmann et al. 1995
G. †Palaeoxantho Bishop 1986
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G. †Palaeoxanthopsis Beurlen 1958
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†Palaeoxanthopsis cretacea Rathbun 1902
†Palaeoxanthopsis meyapaquensis Vega et al. 2001
†Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus Schweitzer et al. 2008
Invalid names: Parazanthopsis Vega et al. 2001 [synonym]
G. †Paraverrucoides Schweitzer 2003
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G. †Remia Schweitzer 2003
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†Remia africana Remu and Tessier 1954
G. †Rocacarcinus Schweitzer 2005
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†Rocacarcinus gerthi Glaessner 1930
G. †Verrucoides Vega et al. 2001
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†Verrucoides stenohedra Vega et al. 2001
†Verrucoides verrucoides Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992
Fm. †Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer 2005
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G. †Agostella Ossó-Morales 2011
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†Agostella terrersensis Ossó-Morales 2011
G. †Baricarcinus Casadio et al. 2004
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†Baricarcinus mariae Casadio et al. 2004
G. †Cyclocorystes Bell 1858
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†Cyclocorystes aldersoni Squires 1980
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Invalid names: Necrozius bowerbankii Milne-Edwards 1864 [synonym]
†Cyclocorystes vulgatus Quayle and Collins 1981
Invalid names: Necrozius Milne-Edwards 1864 [synonym]
G. †Dynomenopsis Secretan 1972
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†Dynomenopsis branisai Secretan 1972
G. †Lobonotus Milne-Edwards 1863
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†Lobonotus australis Fritsch and Kafka 1878
†Lobonotus bakeri Rathbun 1935
†Lobonotus beschini De Angeli and Checchi 2012
†Lobonotus brazosensis Stenzel 1935
†Lobonotus foerstei Rathbun 1935
†Lobonotus lobulata Feldmann et al. 1995
†Lobonotus mexicanus Rathbun 1930
†Lobonotus natchitochensis Stenzel 1935
†Lobonotus orientalis Collins and Morris 1978
†Lobonotus purdyi Blow and Manning 1996
†Lobonotus sandersi Blow and Manning 1997
†Lobonotus sculptus Milne-Edwards 1863
†Lobonotus sturgeoni Feldmann et al. 1998
Invalid names: Archaeopilumnus Rathbun 1919 [synonym]
G. †Nitotacarcinus Schweitzer et al. 2007
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†Nitotacarcinus ambrosii Beschin and Checchi 2020
†Nitotacarcinus antipodes Schweitzer et al. 2010
†Nitotacarcinus bituberculatus Collins and Jakobsen 2003
†Nitotacarcinus canadensis Schweitzer et al. 2009
†Nitotacarcinus lutarius Schweitzer and Feldmann 2011
G. †Paratumidocarcinus Martins-Neto 2001
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†Paratumidocarcinus marajoarus Martins-Neto 2001
G. †Paronacarcinus Beschin et al. 2009
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†Paronacarcinus spinosus Beschin et al. 2009
G. †Pulalius Schweitzer et al. 2000
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†Pulalius dunhamorum Schweitzer et al. 2000
†Pulalius vulgaris Rathbun 1926
G. †Styracocarcinus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2012
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G. †Titanocarcinus Milne Edwards 1864
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†Titanocarcinus briarti Forir 1887
†Titanocarcinus decor Schweitzer et al. 2007
†Titanocarcinus elegansdup Lorenthey and Beurlen 1929
†Titanocarcinus euglyhos Bittner 1875
†Titanocarcinus faxeensis von Fischer-Benzon 1866
†Titanocarcinus kambuehelensis Verhoff et al. 2009
†Titanocarcinus mammillatus Secretan 1964
†Titanocarcinus raulinianus Milne-Edwards 1864
†Titanocarcinus reisi Böhm 1891
†Titanocarcinus schweitzerae Robin et al. 2016
†Titanocarcinus serratifrons Milne Edwards 1864
Titanocarcinus sismondae Milne-Edwards 1864
†Titanocarcinus subellipticus Segerberg 1900
Titanocarcinus zoellneri Bachmeyer and Mundlos 1968
G. †Tumidocarcinus Glaessner 1960
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†Tumidocarcinus dentatus Glaessner 1960
†Tumidocarcinus foersteri Aguirre-Urreta 1995
†Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner 1960
†Tumidocarcinus tumidus Woodward 1876
Invalid names: Leptoides Collins et al. 1995 [synonym]
G. †Xanthilites Bell 1858
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†Xanthilites alabamensis Rathbun 1935
†Xanthilites gerthi Glaessner 1930
†Xanthilites interpunctatus Schafhautl 1863
†Xanthilites pentagonalis Yokoyama 1911
†Xanthilites rathbunae Withers 1924
†Xanthilites traubi Förster 1970
†Xanthilites verrucoides Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992
Invalid names: Pseuderiphia Reuss 1859 [synonym]
Fm. †Zanthopsidae Via 1959
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G. †Amekicarcinus Schweitzer et al. 2016
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†Amekicarcinus enigmaticus Schweitzer et al. 2016
G. †Fredericia Collins and Jakobsen 2003
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†Fredericia barsoei Collins and Jakobsen 2003
†Fredericia kurdistanensis Bucur et al. 2018
G. †Harpactocarcinus Milne-Edwards 1862
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†Harpactocarcinus dalmatius Schweitzer et al. 2007
†Harpactocarcinus fedrigoi Beschin et al. 2014
†Harpactocarcinus istriensis Bachmayer and Nosan 1959
†Harpactocarcinus jacquoti Milne-Edwards 1865
†Harpactocarcinus macrodactylus Milne-Edwards 1850
†Harpactocarcinus miocenicus Vega et al. 2010
†Harpactocarcinus multidentatus Stubblefield 1946
†Harpactocarcinus ovalis Milne-Edwards 1862
†Harpactocarcinus punctulatus Desmarest 1822
†Harpactocarcinus rotundatus Milne-Edwards 1862
†Harpactocarcinus souverbiei Milne-Edwards 1862
†Harpactocarcinus spinosus Beschin et al. 2015
†Harpactocarcinus tumidus Woodward 1876
†Harpactocarcinus valrovinensis de Gregorio 1895
†Harpactocarcinus wilkeningi Bachmeyer and Mundlos 1968
†Harpactocarcinus yozgatensis Schweitzer et al. 2007
G. †Harpactoxanthopsis Via 1959
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†Harpactoxanthopsis bittneri Lorenthey 1898
†Harpactoxanthopsis lutugini Likharev 1917
†Harpactoxanthopsis souverbei Milne-Edwards 1862
G. †Lovaracarcinus De Angeli and Beschin 2010
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†Lovaracarcinus granulatus De Angeli and Beschin 2010
G. †Martinetta Blow and Manning 1997
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†Martinetta palmeri Blow and Manning 1997
G. †Neozanthopsis Schweitzer 2003
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†Neozanthopsis achalzicus Bittner 1882
†Neozanthopsis americanus Rathbun 1928
†Neozanthopsis bruckmanni von Meyer 1862
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Invalid names: Xanthopsis andreae Schafhäutl 1863 [synonym], Xanthopsis gruentensis Schafhäutl 1863 [synonym]
†Neozanthopsis rathbunae Stenzel 1934
†Neozanthopsis sonthofenensis Von Meyer 1862
†Neozanthopsis sonthofensis Schafhäutl 1863
†Neozanthopsis tridentata von Meyer 1862
G. †Zanthopsis M'Coy 1849
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†Zanthopsis bispinosa M'Coy 1849
†Zanthopsis brasiliana Maury 1930
†Zanthopsis carolinensis Rathbun 1935
†Zanthopsis cretacea Rathbun 1902
†Zanthopsis dufouri Milne-Edwards 1850
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Invalid names: Zanthopsis jacobi Van Straelen 1925 [synonym]
†Zanthopsis errans Woods 1922
†Zanthopsis hendersonianus Rathbun 1926
†Zanthopsis leachii Desmarest 1822
†Zanthopsis milleri Roberts 1955
†Zanthopsis minor Stolley 1890
†Zanthopsis nodosa M'Coy 1849
†Zanthopsis peytoni Stenzel 1934
†Zanthopsis peytoni parva Stenzel 1934
†Zanthopsis sternbergi Rathbun 1926
†Zanthopsis unispinosa M'Coy 1849
†Zanthopsis vulgaris Rathbun 1926
Invalid names: Cycloxanthus Milne-Edwards 1850 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lovaracarcinidae Stevcic 2011 [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 Asselian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 298.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 295.5 Ma

Collections (259 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Krkonose) Remia pinnatifida (232614)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Palaeoxanthopsis meyapaquensis (133542)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico (Tamaulipas) Harpactocarcinus americanus (133570)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Qatar Arabicarcinus arumensis (225949)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Zanthopsis sternbergi (139649)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Austria Xanthilites sp. (48008)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Puerto Rico Palaeoxanthopsis tylotus (89475)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Lobonotus lobulata, Xanthilites gerthi (5179)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Parazanthopsis meyapaquensis (133566)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Titanocarcinus reisi (213668)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Paraiba) Zanthopsis cretacea (134949)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Palaeoxantho libertiensis (184985) Palaeoxanthopsis libertiensis (212621)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Dromiopsis briarti (191839)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lobonotus sp. (5167)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Titanocarcinus polonicus (133101)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Paraverrucoides alabamensis (207141)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) Lobonotus lobulata, Xanthilites gerthi (5162)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Jakobsenius cretacea (226904) Titanocarcinus schweitzerae, Jakobsenius cretaceus (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Lobonotus lobulata, Xanthilites gerthi (5160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Xanthilites alabamensis (2859)