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Pilumnus
| Description | In Roman mythology, Pilumnus ("staker") was a nature deity, brother of Picumnus. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus. He also taught humanity how to grind grain. He was also sometimes identified as the husband of Danaë, and therefore the father of Danaus and the ancestor of Turnus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilumnus, 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 : Pilumnidae : Pilumnus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pilumnus Leach, 1815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Leach, William E. 1815. A tabular view of the external characters of four classes of animals, which Linné arranged under Insecta; with the distribution of the genera composing three of these classes into orders, &c. and descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11(31): 306-400. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (60%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ケブカガニ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilumnus |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pilumnus acanthosoma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus acer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus acutifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus aestuarii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus annamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus armatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus australis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus balssi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus bleekeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus bohol species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus borradailei species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pilumnus braueri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus caerulescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus calculosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus capillatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus caribaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus ceylonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus chani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus comatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus contrarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus cucaoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Pilumnus cupulifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus cursor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus curvipenis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus danai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus dasypodus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus deflexus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus depressus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus digitalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus diomedeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus dofleini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus etheridgei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus eudaemoneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus fernandezi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus fissifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus floridanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus fookimensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Pilumnus gemmatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus gonzalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus gracilipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus granti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus guinotae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus habei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus haswelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus hirtellus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pilumnus holosericus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus ikedai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus incanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus indicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus inermis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus infraciliaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus integifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus investigatoris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus karachiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus kempi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus kingstoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus koepckei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus lacteus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus laevigatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus lanatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus limosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus longicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus longipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus longleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus lumpinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus lunatus species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pilumnus maccullochi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus maldivensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus marshi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus mediterraneus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 13.8 Ma Miocene | |
| Pilumnus merodentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus miersii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus minutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus monilifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus murphyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus neglectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus nobilii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus normani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus novaezealandiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus nudimanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus nuttingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus oahuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus ohshimai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus olivellai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pilumnus orbitospinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus palmeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus pannosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pilumnus parableekeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus parapilumnoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus parvulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus pelagicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus peronii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus perrieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus pileiferus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus propinquus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus pruinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus prunosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus pulcher species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus purpureus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus pygmaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus quoii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus ransoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus reticulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus ristorii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Pilumnus rotumanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus rotundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus rubroseta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus rufopunctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus savignyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus sayi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pilumnus scaber species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pilumnus scabrisculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus scabriusculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus schellenbergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus semilanatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus semilunaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus senahai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus serenei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus sluiteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus spinicarpus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus spinifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus spinifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus spinohirsutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus spinosissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus spinossimus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pilumnus spinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus spinulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus stebbingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus stimpsonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus striatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus subequus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Pilumnus taeniola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus tahitensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus takedai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus tantulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus tectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus teixeiranus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus telegdii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus tenellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus terraereginae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus thoe species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus tomentosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus townsendi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus trispinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus tuantaoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus turgidulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus verrucimanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus vespertilio species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus vestitus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus villosissimus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pilumnus woodworthi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilumnus zimmeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Acanthus Lockington, 1877 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Pilumnidae : Acanthus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1816 | Pilumnus Leach pp. 306-400 |
| 1819 | Pilumnus Samouelle pp. 496 pp. |
| 1909 | Pilumnus Rathbun p. 113 |
| 1993 | Pilumnus Karasawa p. 69 |
| 2002 | Pilumnus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Pilumnus Collins et al. p. 221 |
| 2004 | Pilumnus Garassino et al. p. 273 |
| 2006 | Pilumnus Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 47 |
| 2010 | Pilumnus Schweitzer et al. |
| 2017 | Pilumnus Luque et al. p. 18 |
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!
