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Euphylax domingensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4945619https://www.gbif.org/species/4945619
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)86747https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=86747
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Euphylax : Euphylax domingensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Euphylax : Euphylax domingensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classMalacostracaLatreille 1802
superorderEucaridaCalman 1904
orderDecapodaLatreille 1802
-MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyuraLatreille 1802
-Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
-HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPortunidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPodophthalminaeDana 1851
genusEuphylaxStimpson 1862
speciesEuphylax domingensisRathbun 1919
Generic NameEuphylax
Scientific NameEuphylax domingensis Rathbun, 1919
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Euphylax domingensisspeciesbelongs to Euphylaxstated without evidenceCollins et al., 2001
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Malacostraca)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. J. Rathbun. 1919. West Indian Tertiary Decapod Crustaceans. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of the West Indies

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1919Podophthalmus domingensis Rathbun p. 175 figs. Plate 2, Figures 7 and 8
2001Euphylax domingensis Collins et al. p. 7
2006Euphylax domingensis Schweitzer et al. p. 126

References

Rathbun M. J. (1919) West Indian Tertiary Decapod Crustaceans, Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of the West Indies, 159-184
Collins J. S. H., Donovan S. K., et al (2001) A new species of portunid crab from early Pleistocene Old Pera beds of Jamaica, Proceedings of the Geologist's Association 112, 7-12
Schweitzer C. E., Iturralde-Vinent M., et al (2006) Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean, Annals of Carnegie Museum 75 2, 111-136
C. E. Schweitzer, M. Iturralde-Vinent, J. L. Hetler, J. Velez-Juarbe (2006) Oligocene and Miocene decapods (Thalassinidea and Brachyura) from the Caribbean: Annals of Carnegie Museum 2: 111--136 - via Catalogue of Life
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!
 
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