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Athanas
Description | Athanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanas, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Alpheidae : Athanas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Athanas 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) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (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) | ムラサキエビ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanas |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Athanas ahyongi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas alpheusophilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas amazone species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas anatidactylus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas areteformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas daviei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas dentirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas dimorphus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Athanas djiboutensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas gracilipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas granti species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Athanas grimaldii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas hasswelli species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Athanas hongkongensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas iranicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas ivoiriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas japonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas jedanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas locincertus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas manticolus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas marshallensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas mendax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas minikoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas naga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas nitescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas nouvelae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas ohsimai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas orientalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas ornithorhynchus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Athanas parvus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Athanas persicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas phyllocheles species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas polymorphus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas rhothionastes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas shawnsmithi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas squillophilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas stebbingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas sydneyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas tenuipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Athanas transitans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1814 | Athanas Leach |
2004 | Athanas 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!