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Axiidae
Description | Axiidae is a family of thalassinidean crustaceans. It includes the following genera: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Axiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Axiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1878: 785 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 10 (19%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 161 - 156 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Grävkräftor, Lobster Shrimps, アナエビ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acanthaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Allaxiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Allaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ambiaxiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anophthalmaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aperiopyxis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Australocaris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Axiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Axiorygma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Axius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Bathyaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Boasaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bouvieraxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bruceaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Calaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Calocarides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coelhocalaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Colemanaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coralaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dorphinaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Eiconaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Etallonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Eutrichocheles genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ezaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Formosaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Huxleycaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Levantocaris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Litoraxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Magila ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Marianaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Megachela ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Michelaxiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Montanaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neaxiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Oxyrhynchaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeoaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Parascytoleptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraxiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Paraxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pilbaraxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Planaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platyaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plioaxius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Protaxius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pseudoaxiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Schlueteria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Scytoleptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spongiaxius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anomaloaxius floridanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Eiconaxiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Eiconaxiidae |
Neoaxiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Neoaxiidae |
Eiconaxiopsididae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Eiconaxiopsididae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1879 | Axiidae Huxley |
1918 | Axiidae Rathbun p. 135 |
1990 | Axiidae Kensley and Williams p. 798 |
2000 | Axiidae Karasawa and Fudouji p. 241 |
2010 | Axiidae 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!