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Eumalacostraca

Malacostraca

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Eumalacostraca Grobben
1979Eumalacostraca Schram
1984Eumalacostraca Squires p. 55
2001Eumalacostraca Martin and Davis p. 65
2018Eumalacostraca Schwentner et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subcl. Eumalacostraca Grobben 1892
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Unr. Caridoida Hessler 1982
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Or. Anaspidacea Calman 1904
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Fm. †Uronectidae Cockerell 1916
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G. †Carcinurus Bronn 1850
G. †Gampsonychus Burmeister 1855
G. †Gampsonyx Jordan 1847
G. †Uronectes Bronn 1850
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†Uronectes fimbriatus Jordan 1847
Or. Decapoda Latreille 1802 [decapod]
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Fm. †Amazighopsidae Garassino and Pasini 2018
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G. †Amazighopsis Garassino and Pasini 2018
Subor. Brachyura Latreille 1802 [crab]
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Invalid names: Pagurii Latreille 1802 [empty]
G. †Calapa
G. †Dalletastacus Piton and Théobald 1939
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†Dalletastacus enigmaticus Piton and Théobald 1939
Subor. Dendrobranchiata Bate 1888
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Superfm. Penaeoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Aciculopodidae Feldmann and Schweitzer 2010
Fm. †Aegeridae Burkenroad 1963
Fm. Aristeidae Wood-Mason 1891
Fm. Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason 1891
Fm. †Carpopenaeidae Garassino 1994
G. †Casertanus Bravi et al. 2014
G. †Gladiocaris Garassino et al. 2023
G. †Homelys Von Meyer 1844
Fm. Penaeidae Rafinesque 1815
Fm. Sicyoniidae Ortmann 1898
Fm. Solenoceridae Wood-Mason 1891
Superfm. Sergestoidea Dana 1852
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Fm. Luciferidae De Haan 1849
Fm. Sergestidae Dana 1852
G. †Hecia Sepkoski 2002
G. †Imocaris
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†Imocaris colombiensis Racheboeuf and Villarroel 2003
†Imocaris tuberculata Schram and Mapes 1984
G. †Meyerella
Subor. Natantia Illiger 1811
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Invalid names: Carides [empty]
Infraor. †Palaeopalaemonida Schram and Dixon 2004
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Fm. †Palaeopalaemonidae Brooks 1962
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G. †Favreina Herbig 1993
G. †Palaeopalaemon Whitfield 1880
Invalid names: Palaeopalaemonoidea Brooks 1962 [empty]
G. †Palaxius Brönnimann and Norton 1960
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†Palaxius shastaensis Kristan-Tollmann 1983
G. †Parafavreina Brönnimann et al. 1972
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†Parafavreina huaricolcanensis Senowbari-Daryan and Stanley, Jr. 1986
Subor. Pleocyemata Burkenroad 1963
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Infraor. Achelata Scholtz and Richter 1995
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Fm. †Cancrinidae Beurlen 1930
G. †Lessinoachela Pasini et al. 2022
Unr. Palinura Latreille 1802
Fm. Palinuridae Latreille 1802 [spiny lobster]
G. †Polzicaris Haug et al. 2013
Fm. Scyllaridae Latreille 1825 [slipper lobster]
Invalid names: Palinuroidea Latreille 1802 [empty]
Infraor. Astacidea Latreille 1802
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Unr. Astacida Scholtz and Richter 1995
Unr. Homarida Scholtz and Richter 1995
Invalid names: Hoploparia macrodactyla Schlüter 1868 [nomen dubium], Nymphaeops belgicus Forir 1887 [nomen dubium], Nymphaeops sendenhorstensis Schlüter 1862 [nomen dubium], Stenocheles parvulus Fritsch and Kafka 1887 [nomen dubium]
Infraor. Axiidea Saint Laurent 1979
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Fm. Anacalliacidae Manning and Felder 1991
Fm. Axiidae Huxley 1879
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Invalid names: Calocarididae Ortmann 1891 [synonym], Eiconaxiidae Sakai and Ohta 1989 [synonym], Eiconaxiopsididae Sakai 2011 [synonym], Neoaxiidae Sakai 2017 [synonym]
Fm. Callianassidae Dana 1852
Fm. Callianideidae Kossmann 1880
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Invalid names: Thomassiniidae Saint Laurent 1979 [synonym]
Fm. Callianopsidae Manning and Felder 1991
Fm. Callichiridae Manning and Felder 1991
Fm. Ctenochelidae Manning and Felder 1991
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Invalid names: Ctenocheloidae Sakai 2011 [synonym], Tosacallianassidae Sakai 2016 [synonym]
Fm. Eucalliacidae Manning and Felder 1991
G. †Mesostylus Bronn and Roemer 1852
Fm. Micheleidae Sakai 1992
Fm. Paracalliacidae Sakai 2005
G. †Psammionassa Schweitzer et al. 2017
Fm. Strahlaxiidae Poore 1994
Invalid names: Axioidea Huxley 1879 [empty], Callianassoidea Dana 1852 [empty]
Infraor. Caridea Dana 1852 [shrimp]
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G. †Acanthinopus Pinna 1974
G. †Alcmonacaris Polz 2009
Superfm. Alpheoidea Rafinesque 1815
Superfm. Atyoidea De Haan 1849
G. †Bavaricaris Winkler 2021
G. †Blaculla Munster 1839
Superfm. Bresilioidea Calman 1896
G. †Buergerocaris Schweigert and Garassino 2004
Superfm. Campylonotoidea Sollaud 1913
Superfm. Crangonoidea Haworth 1825
G. †Ctenodusa Schweigert et al. 2016
G. †Gampsurus von der Marck 1868
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Invalid names: Euryurus von der Marck 1863 [synonym]
G. †Leiothorax Pinna 1974
Superfm. Nematocarcinoidea Smith 1884
Superfm. Oplophoroidea Dana 1852
Superfm. Palaemonoidea Rafinesque 1815
Superfm. Pandaloidea Haworth 1825
G. †Parvocaris Bravi and Garassino 1998
Fm. Pasiphaeidae Dana 1852
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Invalid names: Leptocheilidae Paul'son 1875 [synonym]
Fm. Physetocarididae Chace 1940
G. †Pinnacaris Garassino and Teruzzi 1993
Superfm. Pleopteryxoidea Schweigert and Garassino 2004
Fm. Processidae Ortmann 1890
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Invalid names: Hectarthropidae Bate 1888 [synonym], Nikidae Bate 1888 [synonym]
Fm. Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason and Alcock 1892
G. †Schernfeldia Winkler 2013
G. †Solteria Garassino et al. 2024
Superfm. Stylodactyloidea Bate 1888
G. †Venzia Garassino et al. 2024
Invalid names: Galatheacaridoidea Vereshchaka 1997 [empty], Pasiphaeoidea Dana 1852 [empty], Physetocaridoidea Chace 1940 [empty], Procaridoidea Chace and Manning 1972 [empty], Processoidea Ortmann 1890 [empty], Psalidopodoidea Wood-Mason and Alcock 1892 [empty]
Infraor. Gebiidea Saint Laurent 1979
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Fm. Axianassidae Schmitt 1924
Fm. Laomediidae Borradaile 1903
Fm. Thalassinidae Latreille 1983
Fm. Upogebiidae Borradaile 1903 [mud shrimp]
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Invalid names: Gebiadae Haworth 1825 [synonym], Gebidae Dana 1852 [synonym], Kuwaitupogebiidae Sakai et al. 2015 [synonym]
Infraor. Polychelida Scholtz and Richter 1995
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G. †Adamanteryon Audo et al. 2014
G. †Eopolycheles Gašparič et al. 2020
Superfm. Eryonoidea De Haan 1841
G. †Tonneleryon Audo 2016
Infraor. Procaridea Felgenhauer and Abele 1983
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Fm. Procarididae Chance and Manning 1972
G. †Udora Munster 1839
Fm. †Udorellidae Van Straelen 1925
Unr. Reptantia Boas
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Infraor. Glypheidea Winckler 1882
Unr. Meiura Saint Laurent 1980
Invalid names: Astacura Borradaile [empty], Thalassinidea Latreille 1831 [invalid subgroup]
Infraor. Stenopodea Bate 1888
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Fm. Stenopodidae Claus 1872
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Invalid names: Macromaxillocarididae Alvarez 2006 [synonym], Spongicolidae Schram 1986 [synonym]
Invalid names: Stenopodidea Claus 1872 [empty]
G. †Psammograpsus Milne-Edwards 1860
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†Psammograpsus parisiensis Milne-Edwards 1860
Invalid names: Angustidontidae Cooper 1936 [empty], Carcinoplacidae Simpson 1858 [empty], Cyclodorippoida Ortmann 1892 [empty], Heterochelida Beurlen and Glaessner 1930 [empty], Ischnodactylus dentatus Rathbun 1935 [nomen dubium], Leucosidae [empty], Nephropsidae [empty]
Or. Euphausiacea Dana 1852
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Fm. †Anthracophausiidae Brooks 1962
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Invalid names: Crangopsis couttsi Peach 1908 [synonym], Crangopsis hastata Peach 1908 [synonym], Crangopsis magna Peach 1908 [synonym], Crangopsis rhodesi Peach 1908 [synonym], Palaemysis couttsi Peach 1908 [synonym], Palaemysis dunlopi Peach 1908 [synonym], Palaemysis tenuis Peach 1908 [synonym]
†Anthracophausia rheamsi Vohs et al. 2023
Invalid names: Palaemysis [synonym]
G. †Archangeliphausia Dzik et al. 2004
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†Archangeliphausia spinosa Dzik et al. 2004
Fm. Bentheuphausiidae Colosi 1917
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G. Bentheuphausia Sars 1885
Invalid names: Euphausiidae Dana 1850 [empty]
Superor. Peracarida Calman 1904
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Or. Amphipoda Latreille 1816 [amphipod]
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Subor. Corophiidea Leach 1814
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Infraor. Corophiida Leach 1814
Subor. Gammaridea Latrielle 1803
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Fm. Gammaridae Leach 1814
Subor. Senticaudata Lowry and Myers 2013
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Superfm. Gammaroidea Latreille 1802
Invalid names: Anthracocaridacea Brooks 1962 [empty], Caprellidea Leach 1814 [empty], Hyperiidea Latrielle 1831 [empty], Ingolfiellidea Hansen 1903 [empty]
G. †Diaphanosoma Bill 1914
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†Diaphanosoma rare Bill 1914
Or. †Hemicaridea Schram 1981
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Superfm. Spelaeogriphacea Gordon 1957
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Fm. †Acadiocarididae Schram 1974
Fm. Spelaeogriphidae Gordon 1957
Or. Lophogastrida Sars 1870
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Fm. Eucopiidae Dana 1852
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G. †Schimperella Bill 1914
G. †Yunnanocopia Feldmann et al. 2017
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Or. Cumacea Kroyer 1846 [hooded shrimp]
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Or. Isopoda Latreille 1817 [isopod]
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Subor. Asellota Latreille 1802
G. †Branchipodites Woodward 1877
G. †Eocopea
Subor. Flabellifera Sars 1882
Fm. †Gnathiidae Leach 1814
Fm. Oniscidae Latreille 1802
Subor. Oniscidea Latreille 1802
Subor. †Phreatoicidea Stebbing 1893
Unr. Scutocoxifera Dreyer and Wägele 2002
Subor. Sphaeromatidea Wägele 1989
Fm. †Urdidae Kunth 1870
Subor. Valvifera Sars 1882
Invalid names: Aegidae [empty], Anthuridea Leach 1814 [empty], Gnathiidea Leach 1814 [empty]
Or. Tanaidacea Dana 1849
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Subor. †Anthracocaridomorpha Sieg 1980
Subor. Apseudomorpha Sieg 1980
Subor. Monokonophora Lang 1956
Fm. †Ophthalmapseudidae Sieg 1980
Subor. Tanaidomorpha Sieg 1980
Invalid names: Dikonophora Lang 1956 [empty]
Or. Mysida [mysid shrimp]
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G. †Elder
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†Elder ungulatus Munster 1839
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Subfm. Boreomysinae Holt and Tattersal 1905
G. †Oxyuropoda Carpenter and Swain 1908
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†Oxyuropoda ligioides Carpenter and Swain 1908
Subor. †Pygocephalomorpha Beurlen 1930
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G. †Chaocaris Shen 1983
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†Chaocaris chinensis Shen 1983
G. †Hoplita Pineiro et al. 2012
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†Hoplita ginsburgi Fabre and Huard 1967
Fm. †Jerometichenoriidae Schram 1978
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G. †Jerometichenoria Schram 1978
G. †Liocaris Beurlen 1931
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†Liocaris huenei Beurlen 1931
Fm. †Notocarididae Brooks 1962
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G. †Notocaris
Fm. †Pygocephalidae Brooks 1962
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon Salter 1861 [synonym], Diplostylus Salter 1861 [synonym], Necroscilla Woodward 1879 [synonym], Palaeocarabus Salter 1861 [synonym]
G. †Sosiocaris Jones 2015
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†Sosiocaris schrami Jones 2015
Fm. †Tealliocarididae Brooks 1962
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G. †Tealliocaris Peach 1908
Fm. †Tylocarididae Taylor et al. 1998
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G. †Fujianocaris Taylor et al. 1998
G. †Tylocaris Taylor et al. 1998
Invalid names: Bochusacea Gutu and Iliffe 1998 [empty], Mictacea Bowman et al. 1985 [empty], Stygiomysida Tchindonova 1981 [empty], Thermosbaenacea Monod 1927 [empty]
Invalid names: Eucarida Calman 1904 [invalid subgroup], Syncarida Packard 1885 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Circularva Shcherbakov and Ponomarenko 2023
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†Circularva reichardti Shcherbakov and Ponomarenko 2023
Superor. †Eocarida Brooks 1962
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Or. †Eocaridacea Brooks 1962
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Fm. †Belotelsonidae Schram 1974
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†Belotelson traquairi Peach 1882
Fm. †Eocarididae Brooks 1962
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G. †Eocaris
G. †Essoidea
Fm. †Waterstonellidae Schram 1979
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G. †Waterstonella Schram 1979
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G. †Peachocaris Schram 1976
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†Peachocaris acanthouraea Schram 1984
Infracl. Hoplocarida Calman 1904
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Or. †Aeschronectida Schram 1969
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G. †Aenigmacaris Schram and Horner 1978
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†Aenigmacaris cornigerum Schram and Horner 1978
Fm. †Aratidecthidae Schram 1979
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G. †Aratidecthes Schram 1969
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†Aratidecthes johnsoni Schram 1969
G. †Crangopsis Salter 1863
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†Crangopsis eskdalensis Peach 1882
†Crangopsis socialis Salter 1861
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Invalid names: Pygocephalus huxleyi Woodward 1867 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeocrangon Salter 1861 [replaced]
Fm. †Kallidecthidae Schram 1969
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G. †Kallidecthes Schram 1969
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†Kallidecthes eagari Schram 1979
†Kallidecthes richardson Schram 1969
Or. †Palaeostomatopoda Brooks 1962
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Fm. †Archaeocarididae Schram 2008
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G. †Archaeocaris Meek 1872
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Fm. †Eopteridae Rohdendorf 1961
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G. †Eopteridium Rohdendorf 1970
G. †Eopterum Rohdendorf 1961
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†Eopterum devonicum Rohdendorf 1961
Fm. †Perimecturidae Peach 1908
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G. †Bairdops Schram 1979
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†Bairdops beargulchensis Schram and Horner 1978
†Bairdops elegans Peach 1908
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Invalid names: Perimecturus ensifer Peach 1908 [synonym]
G. †Perimecturus Peach 1908
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†Perimecturus parki Peach 1882
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Invalid names: Perimecturus communis Peach 1908 [synonym], Perimecturus stocki Peach 1908 [synonym]
†Perimecturus rapax Schram and Horner 1978
Invalid names: Anthracomysis van Straelen 1922 [objective synonym]
Or. Stomatopoda Latreille [mantis shrimp]
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Subor. †Archaeostomatopodea Schram 1969
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Fm. †Daidalidae Schram 2007
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G. †Daidal Schram 2007
Fm. †Gorgonophontidae Schram 2007
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G. †Chabardella Racheboeuf et al. 2009
G. †Gorgonophontes Schram 1984
Fm. †Tyrannophontidae Schram 1969
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G. †Tyrannophontes Schram 1969
Fm. †Chloridellidae Rathbun
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G. Chloridella Miers 1880
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†Chloridella angolia Berry 1939
†Chloridella empusa Say 1818
†Chloridella sonomana Rathbun 1926
Subor. †Unipeltata Latreille 1825
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Superfm. Bathysquilloidea Manning 1967
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Fm. Bathysquillidae Manning 1967
Superfm. Erythrosquilloidea Manning and Bruce 1984
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Fm. Erythrosquillidae Manning and Bruce 1984
Superfm. †Gonodactyloidea Giesbrecht 1910
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Fm. Alainosquillidae Moosa 1991
Fm. Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht 1910
Fm. Hemisquillidae Manning 1980
Fm. †Odontodactylidae Manning 1980
G. †Paleosquilla Schram 1968
Fm. Protosquillidae Manning 1980
Fm. Pseudosquillidae Manning 1977
Fm. Takuidae Manning 1995
Fm. Indosquillidae Manning 1995
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G. Indosquilla Ingle and Merett 1971
Superfm. Lysiosquilloidea Giesbrecht 1910
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Fm. Coronididae Manning 1980
Fm. Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht 1910
Fm. Nannosquillidae Manning 1980
Fm. Tetrasquillidae Manning and Camp 1993
Fm. †Pseudosculdidae Dames 1886
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G. †Archaeosculda Ahyong et al. 2007
G. †Pseudosculda Dames 1886
Fm. †Sculdidae Dames 1886
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G. †Sculda Münster 1840
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Invalid names: Buria Giebel 1857 [synonym]
G. †Spinosculda Haug et al. 2009
Superfm. †Squilloidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. †Eurysquillidae Manning 1977
Fm. Parasquillidae Manning 1995
Fm. Squillidae Latreille 1802
Fm. †Ursquillidae Hof 1998
G. †Triassosculda Smith et al. 2023
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†Triassosculda ahyongi Smith et al. 2023
Invalid names: Verunipeltata Haug et al. 2010 [empty]
Invalid names: Opisterostomatopodea Schram 1969 [empty], Palaeostomatopoda Brooks 1962 [empty]
Invalid names: Perimecturus pattoni Peach 1908 [nomen dubium]
G. †Joanellia Schram 1979
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†Joanellia elegans Peach 1883
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Invalid names: Crangopsis minuta Peach 1908 [synonym], Crangopsis robusta Peach 1908 [synonym]
†Joanellia lundi Schram and Schram 1979
Fm. †Mesoprosopidae Glaessner 1928
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G. †Mesoprosopon Stolley 1914
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†Mesoprosopon triasinum Stolley 1914
G. †Schramocaris Clark et al. 2016
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†Schramocaris gilljonesorum Clark et al. 2016
Invalid names: Percarida Calman 1904 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available