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Eriphioidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Eriphioidea was named by MacLeay (1838). It is extant. Its type is Eriphia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Heterotremata by Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006).

It was assigned to Eubrachyura by Ahyong et al. (2007); and to Heterotremata by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Luque et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Eriphioidea MacLeay
2007Eriphioidea Ahyong et al.
2010Eriphioidea Schweitzer et al. p. 131
2017Eriphioidea Luque et al. p. 36

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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
superfamilyEriphioideaMacLeay 1838
superfamilyEriphioideaMacLeay 1838

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. Eriphioidea MacLeay 1838
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Fm. Eriphiidae MacLeay 1838
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G. Eriphia Latreille 1817
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†Eriphia cocchii Ristori 1886
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Invalid names: Eriphia punctulata Ristori 1886 [synonym]
†Eriphia gonagra Fabricius 1781
†Eriphia gonagra xaymacaensis Collins and Donovan 1998
†Eriphia spinifrons Herbst 1785
†Eriphia squamata Stimpson 1859
Eriphia verrucosa Forskal 1775
Subfm. Eriphinae MacLeay 1838
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G. Domaecius Souleyet 1850
Fm. Hypothalassiidae Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006
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G. Hypothalassia Gistel 1848
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†Hypothalassia campologensis Beschin et al. 2018
G. †Lathahypossia Schweitzer et al. 2007
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†Lathahypossia aculeata Busulini et al. 1984
Fm. Menippidae Ortmann 1893
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G. Menippe De Haan 1833
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†Menippe brevimanus Rathbun 1945
†Menippe burnsi Rathbun 1935
†Menippe cretacea Rathbun 1935
†Menippe floridana Rathbun 1935
†Menippe frescoensis Remy 1960
†Menippe jacksonensis Rathbun 1935
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson 1862
†Menippe oceanica Rathbun 1945
Menippe rumphii Fabricius 1798
G. Pseudocarcinus Milne-Edwards 1834
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Pseudocarcinus gigas Lamarck 1818 [Tasmania giant crab]
Fm. Oziidae Dana 1851
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G. Epixanthus Heller 1862
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Epixanthus frontalis Milne-Edwards 1834
G. Lydia Gistl 1848
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†Lydia kianobesana Hu 1993
G. Ozius Milne-Edwards 1834
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†Ozius collinsi Karasawa 1992
Invalid names: Menippinae Ortmann 1893 [empty], Ozinae Dana 1851 [empty]
Fm. Platyxanthidae Guinot 1977
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G. †Homolaspis Milne Edwards 1863
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Homolaspis plana Milne Edwards 1834 [chilean stone crab]
G. Peloeus Eydoux and Souleyet 1842
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†Pelaeus chauvinii De Berville 1857
G. Platyxanthus Milne-Edwards 1863
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Menippe cretacea (142540)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Menippe sp. (83238)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Menippe cretacea (142739)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Lathahypossia aculeata (207553)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Titanocarcinus aculeatus (145128)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Menippe sp. (5344 5345 5353 5354)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Menippe sp. (5366)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Hypothalassia campolongensis (207550)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Menippe jakcsonensis (142970)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Menippe burnsi (142966)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (North Carolina) Menippe burnsi (142965)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Fiji Menippe oceanica (136573)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Florida) Menippe nodifrons (143411)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan Eriphia sp. (207639)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Menippe floridana (150410)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Poland Eriphia sp. (139753)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Menippe sp. (67889)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Okayama) Ozius collinsi (127707)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Fiji Menippe oceanica (68330)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Florida) Menippe floridana (144205) Menippe nodifrons (144060)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Menippe floridana (150409)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Platyxanthus sp. (228714)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Eriphia sp. (140979)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Pseudocarcinus sp. (202184)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Menippe brevimanus, Menippe oceanica (68181 136142)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Eriphia cocchii (226981) Eriphia cocchii, Eriphia punctulata (226982) Eriphia sp. (221587)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy (Piedmont) Eriphia sp. (221586)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy (Siena) Eriphia cocchii (221592)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy (Biella) Eriphia sp. (127497)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Menippe nodifrons (150650)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Eriphia sp. (228744)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Platyxanthus sp. (228538)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Siena) Eriphia cocchii (221598)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Pisa) Eriphia cocchii (127462)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) Eriphia spinifrons (50523)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica (Limon) Platyxanthus sp. (228539)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Menippe mercenaria (150656)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Eriphia sp. (194421)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Eriphia squamata (96557)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Eriphia gonagra (224549)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Eriphia spinifrons (215734)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Eriphia squamata, Eriphia gonagra (147250) Menippe obtusa (146569)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Eriphia gonagra (147239) Menippe nodifrons (146566)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Mazatan) Eriphia squamata (146573)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica Ozius perlatus (147258)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Ozius verreauxii, Eriphia squamata (147227)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Eriphia squamata (147259)