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Polyonyx Stimpson 1858

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Polyonyx Stimpson 1858
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Polyonyx
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, Australia Species List, Djibouti Species List, Ecuador Species List, Madagascar Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Thailand Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Japan Species List, Indonesia Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, South China Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, NCBI, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Polyonyx Stimpson 1858
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Polyonix Stimpson 1858
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Porcellana subgen. Polyonyx Stimpson 1858
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Polyonyx quadratus Chase
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Polyonyx quadratus Chace, 1956)
Polyonyx sinensis Werding 2001
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Polyonyx sinensis Stimpson, 1858)
Polyonyx
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, iDigBio type specimen records, iNaturalist, World Register of Marine Species, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Polyonyx Stimpson 1858

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Anomura MacLeay 1838
Galatheoidea Samouelle 1819
Porcellanidae Haworth 1825
Polyonyx Stimpson 1858 (this page)
Polyonyx angustus Osawa 2018
Polyonyx biunguiculatus (Dana 1852)
Polyonyx boucheti Osawa 2007
Polyonyx bouvieri de Saint Joseph 1900
Polyonyx confinis Haig 1960
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig 1956
Polyonyx haigae McNeil 1968
Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell 1909
Polyonyx heok Osawa & P. K. L. Ng 2016
Polyonyx kumejima Osawa & P. K. L. Ng 2016
Polyonyx loimicola Sankolli 1965
Polyonyx maccullochi Haig 1965
Polyonyx nitidus Lockington 1878
Polyonyx obesulus Miers 1884
Polyonyx pedalis Nobili 1906
Polyonyx pilosibrachium Osawa, Naruse & P. K. L. Ng 2018
Polyonyx planus Osawa & P. K. L. Ng 2016
Polyonyx plumatus Yang & Xu 1994
Polyonyx quadratus Chace 1956
Polyonyx sasekumari Osawa, Naruse & P. K. L. Ng 2018
Polyonyx senegalensis Chace 1956
Polyonyx similis Osawa 2015
Polyonyx sinensis Stimpson 1858
Polyonyx socialis Werding & Hiller 2019
Polyonyx spina Osawa 2007
Polyonyx splendidus Sankolli 1963
Polyonyx thai Werding 2001
Polyonyx transversus (Haswell 1882)
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner 1894
Polyonyx tulearis Werding 2001
Polyonyx utinomii Miyake 1943
Polyonyx vermicola P. K. L. Ng & Sasekumar 1993
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & Miyake 1969
Allopetrolisthes Haig 1960
Ancylocheles Haig 1978
Capilliporcellana Haig 1978
Clastotoechus Haig 1960
Enosteoides D. S. Johnson 1970
Euceramus Stimpson 1860
Eulenaios P. K. L. Ng & Nakasone 1993
Heteropolyonyx Osawa 2001
Heteroporcellana Haig 1978
Liopetrolisthes Haig 1960
Lissoporcellana Haig 1978
Madarateuchus Harvey 1999
Megalobrachium Stimpson 1858
Minyocerus Stimpson 1858
Neopetrolisthes Miyake 1937
Neopisosoma Haig 1960
Novorostrum Osawa 1998
Orthochela Glassell 1936
Pachycheles Stimpson 1858
Parapetrolisthes Haig 1962
Petrocheles Miers 1876
Petrolisthes Stimpson 1858
Pisidia Leach 1820
Porcellana Lamarck 1801
Porcellanella White 1851
Pseudoporcellanella Sankarankutty 1962
Raphidopus Stimpson 1858
Ulloaia Glassell 1938

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Polyonyx Stimpson 1858 (this page)
Polyonyx angustus Osawa 2018
Polyonyx biunguiculatus (Dana 1852)
Polyonyx boucheti Osawa 2007
Polyonyx bouvieri Saint Joseph 1900
Polyonyx confinis Haig 1960
Polyonyx deezi Osawa & Sato 2022
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig 1956
Polyonyx haigae McNeil 1968
Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell 1909
Polyonyx heok Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx kumejima Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx loimicola Sankolli 1965
Polyonyx maccullochi Haig 1965
Polyonyx nitidus Lockington 1878
Polyonyx obesulus Miers 1884
Polyonyx pedalis Nobili 1905
Polyonyx pilosibrachium Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx planus Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx plumatus Yang & Xu 1994
Polyonyx quadratus Chace 1956
Polyonyx quadriungulatus Glassell 1935
Polyonyx sasekumari Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx senegalensis Chace 1956
Polyonyx similis Osawa 2015
Polyonyx sinensis Stimpson 1858
Polyonyx socialis Werding & Hiller 2019
Polyonyx spina Osawa 2007
Polyonyx splendidus Sankolli 1963
Polyonyx thai Werding 2001
Polyonyx transversus (Haswell 1882)
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner 1894
Polyonyx tulearis Werding 2001
Polyonyx utinomii Miyake 1943
Polyonyx vermicola Ng & Sasekumar 1993
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & Miyake 1969
Ancylocheles Haig 1978
Capilliporcellana Haig 1978
Clastotoechus Haig 1960
Enosteoides Johnson 1970
Euceramus Stimpson 1860
Eulenaios Ng & Nakasone 1993
Heteropolyonyx Osawa 2001
Heteroporcellana Haig 1978
Lissoporcellana Haig 1978
Madarateuchus Harvey 1999
Megalobrachium Stimpson 1858
Minyocerus Stimpson 1858
Neopetrolisthes Miyake 1937
Neopisosoma Haig 1960
Novorostrum Osawa 1998
Orthochela Glassell 1936
Pachycheles Stimpson 1858
Parapetrolisthes Haig 1962
Petrocheles Miers 1876
Petrolisthes Stimpson 1858
Pisidia Leach 1820
Porcellana Lamarck 1801
Porcellana mattosi Osorio 1887
Porcellanella White 1852
Pseudoporcellanella Sankarankutty 1961
Raphidopus Stimpson 1858
Ulloaia Glassell 1938

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Polyonyx Stimpson 1858 (this page)
Polyonyx angustus Osawa 2018
Polyonyx biunguiculatus (Dana 1852)
Polyonyx boucheti Osawa 2007
Polyonyx bouvieri Saint Joseph 1900
Polyonyx confinis Haig 1960
Polyonyx deezi Osawa & Sato 2022
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig 1956
Polyonyx haigae McNeil 1968
Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell 1909
Polyonyx heok Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx kumejima Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx loimicola Sankolli 1965
Polyonyx maccullochi Haig 1965
Polyonyx nitidus Lockington 1878
Polyonyx obesulus Miers 1884
Polyonyx pedalis Nobili 1905
Polyonyx pilosibrachium Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx planus Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx plumatus Yang & Xu 1994
Polyonyx quadratus Chace 1956
Polyonyx quadriungulatus Glassell 1935
Polyonyx sasekumari Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx senegalensis Chace 1956
Polyonyx similis Osawa 2015
Polyonyx sinensis Stimpson 1858
Polyonyx socialis Werding & Hiller 2019
Polyonyx spina Osawa 2007
Polyonyx splendidus Sankolli 1963
Polyonyx thai Werding 2001
Polyonyx transversus (Haswell 1882)
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner 1894
Polyonyx tulearis Werding 2001
Polyonyx utinomii Miyake 1943
Polyonyx vermicola Ng & Sasekumar 1993
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & Miyake 1969
Ancylocheles Haig 1978
Capilliporcellana Haig 1978
Clastotoechus Haig 1960
Enosteoides Johnson 1970
Euceramus Stimpson 1860
Eulenaios Ng & Nakasone 1993
Heteropolyonyx Osawa 2001
Heteroporcellana Haig 1978
Lissoporcellana Haig 1978
Madarateuchus Harvey 1999
Megalobrachium Stimpson 1858
Minyocerus Stimpson 1858
Neopetrolisthes Miyake 1937
Neopisosoma Haig 1960
Novorostrum Osawa 1998
Orthochela Glassell 1936
Pachycheles Stimpson 1858
Parapetrolisthes Haig 1962
Petrocheles Miers 1876
Petrolisthes Stimpson 1858
Pisidia Leach 1820
Porcellana Lamarck 1801
Porcellana mattosi Osorio 1887
Porcellanella White 1852
Pseudoporcellanella Sankarankutty 1961
Raphidopus Stimpson 1858
Ulloaia Glassell 1938

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Porcellanidae
Polyonyx Stimpson 1858 (this page)
Polyonyx angustus Osawa 2018
Polyonyx arcuatus Muller & Collins 1991
Polyonyx biunguiculatus (Dana 1852)
Polyonyx boucheti Osawa 2007
Polyonyx bouvieri Saint Joseph 1900
Polyonyx confinis Haig 1960
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig 1956
Polyonyx haigae Mc Neil 1968
Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell 1909
Polyonyx heok
Polyonyx kumejima
Polyonyx loimicola Sankolli 1965
Polyonyx maccullochi Haig 1965
Polyonyx nitidus Lockington 1878
Polyonyx obesulus Miers 1884
Polyonyx pedalis Nobili 1906
Polyonyx pilosibrachium Osawa, Naruse & P. K. L. Ng 2018
Polyonyx planus
Polyonyx plumatus
Polyonyx quadratus Chace 1956
Polyonyx quadriungulatus Glassell 1935
Polyonyx sasekumari Osawa, Naruse & P. K. L. Ng 2018
Polyonyx senegalensis Chace 1956
Polyonyx similis Osawa 2015
Polyonyx sinensis Stimpson 1858
Polyonyx socialis Werding & Hiller 2019
Polyonyx spina Osawa 2007
Polyonyx splendidus Sankolli 1963
Polyonyx thai Werding 2001
Polyonyx transversus (Haswell 1882)
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner 1894
Polyonyx tulearis Werding 2001
Polyonyx utinomii Miyake 1943
Polyonyx vermicola P. K. L. Ng & Sasekumar 1993
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & Miyake 1969
Allopetrolisthes Haig 1960
Ancylocheles Haig 1978
Annieporcellana Fraaije, Van Bakel, Jagt & Artal 2008
Beripetrolisthes De Angeli & Garassino 2002
Capilliporcellana Haig 1978
Clastotoechus Haig 1960
Cretacolana Schweitzer & Feldmann 2012
Enosteoides Johnson 1970
Eopetrolisthes De Angeli & Garassino 2002
Euceramus Stimpson 1860
Eulenaios P. K. L. Ng & Nakasone 1993
Heteropolyonyx Osawa 2001
Heteroporcellana Haig 1978
Jurellana Schweitzer & Feldmann 2010
Liopetrolisthes Haig 1960
Lissoporcellana Haig 1978
Lobipetrolisthes De Angeli & Garassino 2002
Longoporcellana Müller & Collins 1991
Madarateuchus Harvey 1999
Megalobrachium Stimpson 1858
Minyocerus Stimpson 1858
Neopetrolisthes Miyake 1937
Neopisosoma Haig 1960
Novorostrum Osawa 1998
Orthochela Glassell 1936
Pachycheles Stimpson 1858
Padrycheles
Parapetrolisthes Haig 1962
Petrocheles Miers 1876
Petrolisthes Stimpson 1858
Pisidia Leach 1820
Pisosoma Stimpson 1862
Porcellana Lamarck 1801
Porcellanella White 1852
Pseudoporcellanella Sankarankutty 1962
Raphidopus Stimpson 1858
Rophidopus
Ulloaia Glassell 1938

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea Brünnich 1772
Malacostraca Latreille 1802
Eumalacostraca Grobben 1892
Eucarida Calman 1904
Decapoda Latreille 1802
Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
Anomura MacLeay 1838
Galatheoidea Samouelle 1819
Porcellanidae Haworth 1825
Polyonyx Stimpson 1858 (this page)
Polyonyx angustus Osawa 2018
Polyonyx biunguiculatus (Dana 1852)
Polyonyx boucheti Osawa 2007
Polyonyx bouvieri Saint Joseph 1900
Polyonyx confinis Haig 1960
Polyonyx deezi Osawa & Sato 2022
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig 1956
Polyonyx haigae McNeil 1968
Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell 1909
Polyonyx heok Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx kumejima Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx loimicola Sankolli 1965
Polyonyx maccullochi Haig 1965
Polyonyx nitidus Lockington 1878
Polyonyx obesulus Miers 1884
Polyonyx pedalis Nobili 1905
Polyonyx pilosibrachium Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx planus Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx plumatus Yang & Xu 1994
Polyonyx quadratus Chace 1956
Polyonyx quadriungulatus Glassell 1935
Polyonyx sasekumari Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx senegalensis Chace 1956
Polyonyx similis Osawa 2015
Polyonyx sinensis Stimpson 1858
Polyonyx socialis Werding & Hiller 2019
Polyonyx spina Osawa 2007
Polyonyx splendidus Sankolli 1963
Polyonyx thai Werding 2001
Polyonyx transversus (Haswell 1882)
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner 1894
Polyonyx tulearis Werding 2001
Polyonyx utinomii Miyake 1943
Polyonyx vermicola Ng & Sasekumar 1993
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & Miyake 1969
Ancylocheles Haig 1978
Capilliporcellana Haig 1978
Clastotoechus Haig 1960
Enosteoides Johnson 1970
Euceramus Stimpson 1860
Eulenaios Ng & Nakasone 1993
Heteropolyonyx Osawa 2001
Heteroporcellana Haig 1978
Lissoporcellana Haig 1978
Madarateuchus Harvey 1999
Megalobrachium Stimpson 1858
Minyocerus Stimpson 1858
Neopetrolisthes Miyake 1937
Neopisosoma Haig 1960
Novorostrum Osawa 1998
Orthochela Glassell 1936
Pachycheles Stimpson 1858
Parapetrolisthes Haig 1962
Petrocheles Miers 1876
Petrolisthes Stimpson 1858
Pisidia Leach 1820
Porcellana Lamarck 1801
Porcellanella White 1852
Porcellanidae Children
Pseudoporcellanella Sankarankutty 1961
Raphidopus Stimpson 1858
Ulloaia Glassell 1938

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Crustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Anomura
Galatheoidea
Porcellanidae
Polyonyx (this page)
Polyonyx gibbesi
Polyonyx sinensis
Polyonyx utinomii
Allopetrolisthes
Clastotoechus
Euceramus
Liopetrolisthes
Megalobrachium
Minyocerus
Neopetrolisthes
Neopisosoma
Novorostrum
Pachyceles
Pachycheles
Parapetrolisthes
Petrocheles
Petrolisthes
Pisidia
Porcellana
Porcellanella
unclassified Porcellanidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Anomura
Porcellanidae
Polyonyx (this page)
Polyonyx angustus
Polyonyx biunguiculatus
Polyonyx boucheti
Polyonyx bouvieri
Polyonyx cometes
Polyonyx confinis
Polyonyx denticulatus
Polyonyx gibbesi
Polyonyx haigae
Polyonyx hendersoni
Polyonyx heok
Polyonyx hexagonalis
Polyonyx kumejima
Polyonyx loimicola
Polyonyx maccullochi
Polyonyx nitidus
Polyonyx obesulus
Polyonyx pedalis
Polyonyx pilosibrachium
Polyonyx planus
Polyonyx plumatus
Polyonyx quadratus
Polyonyx quadriungulata
Polyonyx quadriungulatus
Polyonyx sasekumari
Polyonyx senegalensis
Polyonyx similis
Polyonyx sinensis
Polyonyx socialis
Polyonyx suluensis
Polyonyx thai
Polyonyx transversus
Polyonyx triunguiculatus
Polyonyx tuberculosus
Polyonyx tulearis
Polyonyx utinomii
Polyonyx vermicola
Aliaporcellana
Allopetrolisthes
Ancylocheles
Capilliporcellana
Clastotoechus
Enosteoides
Euceramus
Eulenaios
Heteropolyonyx
Heteroporcellana
Liopetrolisthes
Lissoporcellana
Madarateuchus
Megalobrachium
Minyocerus
Neopetrolisthes
Neopisosoma
Novorostrum
Orthochela
Pachycheles
Parapetrolisthes
Petrocheles
Petrolisthes
Pisidia
Pisosoma
Porcellana
Porcellanella
Pseudoporcellanella
Raphidopus
Ulloaia

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Porcellanidae
Polyonyx (this page)
Polyonyx angustus Osawa 2018
Polyonyx arcuatus Müller & Collins 1991
Polyonyx biunguiculatus (Dana 1852)
Polyonyx boucheti Osawa 2007
Polyonyx bouvieri de Saint Joseph 1900
Polyonyx confinis Haig 1960
Polyonyx deezi Osawa & Sato 2022
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig 1956
Polyonyx haigae McNeill 1968
Polyonyx hendersoni Southwell 1909
Polyonyx heok Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx kumejima Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx loimicola Sankolli 1965
Polyonyx maccullochi Haig 1965
Polyonyx nitidus Lockington 1878
Polyonyx obesulus Miers 1884
Polyonyx pedalis Nobili 1906
Polyonyx pilosibrachium Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx planus Osawa & Ng 2016
Polyonyx quadratus Chace 1956
Polyonyx sasekumari Osawa, Naruse & Ng 2018
Polyonyx senegalensis Chace 1956
Polyonyx similis Osawa 2015
Polyonyx sinensis Stimpson 1858
Polyonyx socialis Werding & Hiller 2019
Polyonyx spina Osawa 2007
Polyonyx splendidus Sankolli 1966
Polyonyx thai Werding 2001
Polyonyx transversus (Haswell 1882)
Polyonyx triunguiculatus Zehntner 1894
Polyonyx tulearis Werding 2001
Polyonyx utinomii Miyake 1943
Polyonyx vermicola Ng & Sasekumar 1993
Aliaporcellana
Aliaporcellana Nakasone & Miyake 1969
Allopetrolisthes
Allopetrolisthes Haig 1960
Ancylocheles
Ancylocheles Haig 1978
Beripetrolisthes
Beripetrolisthes De Angeli & Garassino 2002
Capilliporcellana
Capilliporcellana Haig 1978
Clastotoechus
Clastotoechus Haig 1960
Cretacolana
Cretacolana Schweitzer & Feldmann 2012
Disipia
Enosteoides
Enosteoides Johnson 1970
Eopetrolisthes
Eopetrolisthes De Angeli & Garassino 2002
Euceramus
Euceramus Stimpson 1860
Eulenaios
Eulenaios Ng & Nakasone 1993
Heteropolyonyx
Heteropolyonyx Osawa 2001
Heteroporcellana
Heteroporcellana Haig 1978
Liopetrolisthes
Liopetrolisthes Haig 1960
Lissoporcellana
Lissoporcellana Haig 1978
Lobipetrolisthes
Lobipetrolisthes De Angeli & Garassino 2002
Longoporcellana
Longoporcellana Müller & Collins 1991
Megalobrachium
Megalobrachium Stimpson 1858
Minyocerus
Minyocerus Stimpson 1858
Montemagrelisthes
Montemagrelisthes De Angeli & Ceccon 2017
Neopetrolisthes
Neopetrolisthes Miyake 1937
Neopisosoma
Neopisosoma Haig 1960
Novorostrum
Novorostrum Osawa 1998
Orthochela
Orthochela Glassell 1936
Pachycheles
Pachycheles Stimpson 1858
Parapetrolisthes
Parapetrolisthes Haig 1962
Paraporcellana
Paraporcellana Beschin, Busulini, Tessier & Zorzin 2016
Petrocheles
Petrocheles Miers 1876
Petrolisthes
Petrolisthes Stimpson 1858
Pisidia
Pisidia Leach 1821
Polyonyx Stimpson 1858
Porcellana
Porcellana Lamarck 1801
Porcellanella
Porcellanella White 1851
Pseudoporcellanella
Pseudoporcellanella Sankarankutty 1962
Raphidopus
Raphidopus Stimpson 1858
Ulloaia
Ulloaia Glassell 1938
Vibrissalana
Vibrissalana Robins & Klompmaker 2019
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