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Hippolyte
Description | In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta (Greek: Ιππόλυτα Hippolyta) was the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle (a waist belt that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons) given to her by her father Ares, the god of war. Hippolyta figures prominently in the myths of both Heracles and Theseus. The myths about her are varied enough that they may therefore be about several different women. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyte, 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 : Hippolytidae : Hippolyte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hippolyte Leach, 1814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Leach, William E. 1814. Crustaceology. In: D. Brewster, The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Blackwood, Edinburgh. Vol. 7: 383–437. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | G. C. B. Poore and S. Ahyong. 2004. Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | ナガレモエビ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyte |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Alcyonohippolyte tenuicarpus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte acuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte australiensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hippolyte bifidirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte californiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte caradina species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hippolyte catagrapha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte cedrici species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte chacei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte clarki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte coerulescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte commensalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte cranchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte cubensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte desmarestii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte dossena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte edmondsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte elongatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte garciarasoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte gordoniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte holthuisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte inermis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte jarvinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte jarvisensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte karenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte kraussiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte lagarderei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte leptocerus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte leptometrae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte longiallex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte multicolorata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte nanhaiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte ngi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte nicholsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte niezabitowskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte obliquimanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte oligodon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte palliola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte pleuracanthus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte prideauxiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte proteus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte quoyanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte sapphica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte singaporensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte varians species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte ventricosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte williamsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hippolyte zostericola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Alcyonohippolyte Marin, Chan & Okuno, 2011 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Alcyonohippolyte |
Hippolytus | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Hippolytus |
Hippolyta Thompson, 1843 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Hippolyta |
Hippolite | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Hippolite |
Hyppolite | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Hyppolite |
Hyppolyte Leach, 1815 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Hyppolyte |
Bellidia Gosse, 1877 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Bellidia |
Hippolytes Risso, 1826 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Hippolytes |
Carida | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hippolytidae : Carida |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1814 | Hippolyte Leach |
2004 | Hippolyte Poore and Ahyong |
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!