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Carpiliidae
Description | Carpilioidea is a superfamily of crabs containing a single extant family, Carpiliidae and three extinct families. The modern range of the family includes the Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. The fossil record of the group extends back at least as far as the Paleocene. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpiliidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Carpiliidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Carpiliidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 14 (27%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | A. E. Ortmann. 1893. Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der von Herrn Dr. Döderlein bei Japan und bei den Liu-Kiu-Inseln gesammelten und zur Zeit im Strassburger Museum aufbewahrten Formen. VI Theil. Abtheilung: Brachyura (Brachyura genuina Boas), I. Unterabtheilung: Majoidea und Cancroidea, 1: Section Portuninea. Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums 7:22-88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Coral Crabs, Queen Crabs, Reef Crabs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpiliidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bryocarpilius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Carpilius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Eocarpilius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Holcocarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Laticarpilius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Liopsalis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Ocalina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Palaeocarpilius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Paraocalina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Proxicarpilius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1893 | Carpiliidae Ortmann |
1993 | Carpiliidae Karasawa p. 57 |
2003 | Carpiliidae Schweitzer p. 1110 |
2004 | Carpiliidae Schweitzer et al. p. 100 |
2005 | Carpiliidae Schweitzer p. 277 |
2006 | Carpiliidae Karasawa and Schweitzer |
2017 | Carpiliidae Luque et al. p. 51 |
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!