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Coeloma ✝
| Description | Coeloma is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Mathildellidae. The genus includes 19 species, distributed among several subgenera, and is in need of revision. The fossil record of the genus extends from the Eocene to the Miocene. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeloma, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Pseudorhombilidae : Coeloma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Mathildellidae : Coeloma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Coeloma A.Milne-Edwards, 1865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, Zool., (5) 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeloma |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coeloma balticum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma bicarinatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Coeloma birsteini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma credneri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma dentatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma egerense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma glabra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma granulosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma incarinatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma isseli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma latifrons ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma macoveii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma macrodactylus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma martinezensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Coeloma rupeliense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Coeloma sabatium ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma taunicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Coeloma varelata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coeloma vigil ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Intercoeloma Polkowsky, 2005 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Pseudorhombilidae : Intercoeloma |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1865 | Coeloma Milne-Edwards |
| 1873 | Litoricola Woodward p. 28 |
| 1926 | Coeloma Rathbun p. 44 |
| 1953 | Coeloma Hassan p. 33 |
| 2002 | Coeloma Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961 |
| 2002 | Coeloma Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Coeloma Garassino et al. p. 270 |
| 2006 | Coeloma Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 60 |
| 2008 | Coeloma Karasawa et al. p. 96 |
| 2009 | Coeloma Schweitzer et al. |
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!
