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Achelous
| Description | In Greek mythology, Achelous (Ancient Greek: Ἀχελώїoς, and later Ἀχελῷος Achelṓios) was originally the god of all water and the rivers of the world were viewed by many as his sinews. Later, in Hellenistic times, he was mostly relegated to the Achelous River, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achelous, 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 : Portunidae : Achelous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Achelous De Haan, 1833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Siebold, F. Japon. (Crust.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (75%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. S. H. Collins, S. K. Donovan, and T. A. Stemann. 2009. Fossil Crustacea of the Late Pleistocene Port Morant Formation, west Port Morant Harbour, southeastern Jamaica. Scripta Geologica 138:23-53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achelous |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Achelous angustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous asper species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous binoculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous brevimanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous depressifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous floridanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous gibbesii species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Achelous guaymasensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous iridescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous isolamargaritensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous obtusus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous ordwayi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous rufiremus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous smithii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous spinicarpus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous spinimanus species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Achelous stanfordi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous tuberculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous tumidulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achelous xantusii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1819 | Portunus (Achelous) Latreille |
| 1833 | Achelous De Haan |
| 2009 | Achelous Collins et al. |
| 2017 | Achelous Luque et al. p. 12 |
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!
