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Actaea bifrons

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5178764https://www.gbif.org/species/5178764
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)225458https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=225458
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Actaea : Actaea bifrons
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Actaea : Actaea bifrons
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
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
familyXanthidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyActaeinaeAlcock 1898
genusActaeaDe Haan 1833
speciesActaea bifronsRathbun 1898
Generic NameActaea
Scientific NameActaea bifrons Rathbun, 1898
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Actaea bifronsspeciesbelongs to Actaeastated without evidenceRathbun, 1898
Actaea bifronsspeciesbelongs to Actaeastated with evidenceCollins et al., 2009
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (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
Common Name(s) Areolate Rubble Crab

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1898Actaea bifrons Rathbun
2009Actaea bifrons Collins et al. p. 30 figs. Pl 4, fig 7

References

Schweitzer C. E., Feldmann R. M., et al (2010) Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species, Crustaceana Monographs 10, 1-222
Collins J. S. H., Donovan S. K., et al (2009) Fossil Crustacea of the Late Pleistocene Port Morant Formation, west Port Morant Harbour, southeastern Jamaica, Scripta Geologica 138, 23-53
Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas). - via World Register of Marine Species
Williams, Austin B., Lawrence G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs, Jr., R. B. Manning, et al., 1989: Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Decapod Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17. 77. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
McLaughlin, P.A., D.K. Camp, M.V. Angel, E.L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R.C. Brusca, A.C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L.G. Eldredge, D.L. Felder, J.W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R.W. Heard, E.A. Hendrycks, H.H. Hobbs (2005) Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 - 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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