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Macropodia
Description | Macropodia is a genus of crabs, belonging to the family Inachidae. It contains the following species: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macropodia, 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 : Inachidae : Macropodia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Macropodia 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) | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macropodia |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Macropodia aegyptia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia cirripilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia czernjawskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia deflexa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia doracis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia falcifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia formosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia gilsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia hesperiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia intermedia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia linaresi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia longicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia longipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia longirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia macrocheles species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia parva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia rostrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia straeleni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia tenuirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropodia trigonus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Peridromus Gistel, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Inachidae : Peridromus |
Macropodes Risso, 1826 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Inachidae : Macropodes |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1814 | Macropodia Leach |
2004 | Macropodia 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!