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Palaeopagurus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae

Taxonomy
Palaeopagurus was named by Van Straelen (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-l J Toar-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paguridae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Palaeopagurus Van Straelen
2002Palaeopagurus Sepkoski
2010Palaeopagurus Schweitzer et al.
2017Palaeopagurus Luque et al. p. 40
2023Palaeopagurus Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
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
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyPaguridae()
genusPalaeopagurusVan Straelen 1924

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. †Palaeopagurus Van Straelen 1924
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Palaeopagurus acutus Crônier and Courville 2004
Palaeopagurus cretaceous Mertin 1941
Palaeopagurus deslongchampsi Van Straelen 1924
Palaeopagurus guilleaumei Van Straelen 1924
Palaeopagurus jurensis Etallon 1861
Palaeopagurus laevis Van Straelen 1924
Palaeopagurus morinicus Sauvage 1891
Palaeopagurus neraudeaui Crônier and Courville 2004
Palaeopagurus pilsbryi Roberts 1962
Palaeopagurus quadratus Van Straelen 1924
Palaeopagurus serialis Carter 1886
Palaeopagurus spinosus Van Straelen 1924
Palaeopagurus tuberculatus Van Straelen 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Falciferum to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 184.20000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1France P. cretaceous, P. morinicus (139752)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9France P. morincus (122734)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Pseudastacus serialis (59127)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5France P. acutus, P. neraudeaui (185576)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) Pseudastacus serialis (191845)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France P. sp. (239425)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) P. vandenengeli (126165)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) P. pilsbryi (235827)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) P. sp. (57916)