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Belliidae
| Description | Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belliidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Belliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Belliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, and A. Garassino, H. Karasawa, and G. Schweigert. 2010. Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species. Crustaceana Monographs 10:1-222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belliidae |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Belliinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Acanthocyclus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balcacarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Bellia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bittnereus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Carinocarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Corystoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glyphithyreus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Heterozius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Laevicarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Pakicarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Palaeograpsus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Sereneopeus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1852 | Belliidae Dana |
| 2010 | Belliidae 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!
