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Sesarma
Description | Sesarma is a genus of terrestrial crabs endemic to the Americas. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesarma, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Sesarmidae : Sesarma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Sesarma Say, 1817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1, no. 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (60%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Decapoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesarma |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Sesarma (Chiromantes) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Sesarma abeokuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma aequatoriale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma angolense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma ayatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma bidentatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma boulengeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma bromeliarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma buettikoferi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma carolinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma cookei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma crassipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma curacaoense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma dehaani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma dolphinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma fossarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma haematocheir species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma jarvisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma johorense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma johorensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma meridies species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma mindanaoense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma neglectum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma oblongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma obtusifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma palmeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma paraensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Sesarma penangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma primigenium ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Sesarma quadrilaterum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma rectum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma reticulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma rhizophorae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma rubinofforum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma sediliensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma singaporensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma sulcatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma tiomanense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma verleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma weberi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sesarma windsor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1817 | Sesarma Say |
1909 | Sesarma Rathbun p. 109 |
1993 | Sesarma Karasawa p. 81 |
2002 | Sesarma Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Sesarma Schweitzer et al. |
2017 | Sesarma Luque et al. p. 13 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!