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Betaeus
Description | Betaeus is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae, containing the following species: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betaeus, 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 : Alpheidae : Betaeus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Betaeus Dana, 1852 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Proceedings Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (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) | テッポウエビモドキ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betaeus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Betaeus australis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Betaeus bellimanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus emarginatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus ensenadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus gelasinifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus granulimanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus harfordi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus harrimani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus jucundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus levifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus lilianae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus longidactylus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus macginitieae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus pingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus setosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Betaeus truncatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1852 | Betaeus Dana |
2004 | Betaeus 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!