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Pontoniinae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8501788https://www.gbif.org/species/8501788
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)274806https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=274806
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Pontoniinae
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
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPontoniinaeKingsley 1878
Scientific NamePontoniinae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pontoniinaefamilybelongs to Palaemonoideastated with evidencePoore and Ahyong, 2004
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)15
Extant Size (PBDB)15 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Malacostraca)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. C. B. Poore and S. Ahyong. 2004. Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification.

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Anchistus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Notopontonia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Palaemonella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
20.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Periclimenes
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
40.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Pseudopontonia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1878Pontoniinae Kingsley
2004Pontoniinae Poore and Ahyong

References

Poore G. C. B., Ahyong S. (2004) Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification, 1-574
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!
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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