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Gastroptychus
| Description | Gastroptychus is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroptychus, 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 : Chirostylidae : Gastroptychus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Gastroptychus Caullery, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Caullery, Maurice. 1896. Crustacés Schizopodes et Décapodes. Annales de l’Université de Lyon 26: 365–419; Pls. 13–17. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (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/Gastroptychus |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gastroptychus affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus brachyterus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus brevipropodus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus formosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus hawaiiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus hendersoni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastroptychus iaspis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus laevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus novaezelandiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus paucispina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus perarmatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus rogeri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastroptychus spinifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastroptychus sternoornatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastroptychus valdiviae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Ptychogaster A.Milne Edwards, 1880 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Chirostylidae : Ptychogaster |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1896 | Gastroptychus Caullery |
| 2000 | Gastroptychus Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 158 |
| 2004 | Gastroptychus 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!
