Review on studies of fossils in Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida)

Abstract

The current knowledge on the diversity of fossil tanaidacean crustaceans is reviewed. To date, three suborders, 10 families, 23 genera, and 27 valid species have been reported spanning from the Carboniferous (Visean) to the Neogene (Aquitanian). Among these 27 species, 14 have been discovered in amber. All specimens have been reported from countries in the Northern Hemisphere, namely, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Swiss Confederation, Spain, Germany, Hungary, France, Bulgaria, Morocco, Myanmar, the USA, and Mexico. Currently, there are no known records of fossil tanaidaceans in Japan.