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Tanaidacea
Description | The crustacean order Tanaidacea (known as tanaids) make up a minor group within the class Malacostraca. There are about 940 species in this order. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaidacea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Tanaidacea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Tanaidacea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (12%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Tanaidaceans, Kleszczugi, Naaldkreeftjes, Tanaider, Tanaids, Tanaidáceos, タナイス | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaidacea |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Anthracocaridomorpha ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 260 Ma Permian | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Apseudomorpha genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 180 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tanaidomorpha suborder | listed (PBDB) | 18 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Agathotanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Akanthophoreidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Alavatanaidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Anarthruridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anthracocarididae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Apseudellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Apseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Colletteidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cretitanaidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Cryptocaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cryptocopidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gigantapseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Heterotanoididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Jurapseudidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 180 Ma Early Jurassic | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Kalliapseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leptocheliidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leptognathiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Metapseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mirandotanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neotanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neotanaididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Niveotanaidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Nototanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Numbakullidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pagurapseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pagurapseudopsididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parapseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paratanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudotanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudozeuxidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaeromapseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphyrapodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tanaellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tanaididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tanaissuidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tanaopsidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tanzanapseudidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Teleotanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Typhlotanaidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Whiteleggiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acadiocaris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Andrognathia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Androtanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arcantitanais ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Armadillopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Armatognathia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Armaturatanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bifidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coalecerotanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cristatotanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eucryptocaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gejavis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Insociabilitanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kanikipa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leptognathioides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Monstrotanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeotanais ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Parafilitanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Portaratrum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Proleptochelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Pseudoarthrura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudomacrinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Robustochelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Safaritanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Salemia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Selvagentanais genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Singula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tanabnormia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tangalooma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tytthotanais ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Tannella propinquus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1849 | Tanaidacea Dana |
2002 | Tanaidacea Sepkoski, Jr. |
2007 | Tanaidacea Vonk and Schram p. 1502 |
2015 | Tanaidacea Sánchez-García et al. p. 647 |
2016 | Tanaidacea Sánchez-García et al. p. 496 |
2017 | Tanaidacea Sánchez-García et al. p. 5 |
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!