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Coenobita
| Description |
The genus Coenobita contains 16 species of terrestrial hermit crabs. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenobita, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Coenobitidae : Coenobita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Diogenidae : Coenobita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Coenobita Latreille, 1829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Latreille, Pierre A. 1829. Les crustacés, les arachnides et les insectes, distribués en familles naturelles, ouvrage formant les tomes 4 et 5 de celui de M. le baron Cuvier sur le règne animale. Déterville, Paris. Vol. 1, deuxième édition Edition: i–xxvii; 1–584; Pls. 1–5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | オカヤドカリ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenobita |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coenobita brevimanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita carnescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita cavipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita clypeatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita compressus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita jousseaumei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita lila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita longitarsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita olivieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita panamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita perlatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita pseudorugosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita purpureus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita rubescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita rugosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Coenobita scaevola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita spinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita variabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coenobita violascens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cenobita H.Milne Edwards, 1837 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Coenobitidae : Cenobita |
| Cenobites Berthold, 1827 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Coenobitidae : Cenobites |
| Carcinion Jarocki, 1825 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Coenobitidae : Carcinion |
| Caenobita Owen, 1839 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Coenobitidae : Caenobita |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1829 | Coenobita Latreille |
| 2002 | Coenobita Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Coenobita Schweitzer et al. |
| 2017 | Coenobita Luque et al. p. 47 |
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!
