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Peracarida

Malacostraca

Taxonomy
Peracarida was named by Calman (1904). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eumalacostraca by Schram (1978), Schram (1979), Pazinato et al. (2016); and to Caridoida by Schwentner et al. (2018).

Subtaxa
Amphipoda, Bochusacea, Diaphanosoma, Hemicaridea, Lophogastrida, Mancoida, Mictacea, Mysida, Oxyuropoda, Pygocephalomorpha, Stygiomysida, Thermosbaenacea
Sister taxa
Amphipoda, Bochusacea, Hemicaridea, Lophogastrida, Mictacea, Mysida, Stygiomysida, Thermosbaenacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Peracarida Calman
1978Peracarida Schram p. 605
1979Peracarida Schram p. 75
2016Peracarida Pazinato et al. p. 820
2018Peracarida Schwentner et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904

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.

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
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Superfm. Aoroidea Stebbing 1899
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Fm. Aoridae Stebbing 1899
Superfm. Corophioidea Leach 1814
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Fm. Ampithoidae Boeck 1871
Fm. Corophiidae Leach 1814
Subor. Gammaridea Latrielle 1803
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Fm. Gammaridae Leach 1814
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G. Gammarus Fabricius 1775
G. Melita Leach 1814
G. †Praegmelina Derjavin 1929
Subor. Senticaudata Lowry and Myers 2013
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Superfm. Gammaroidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Gammaroidorum Jarzembowski et al. 2020
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†Gammaroidorum vonki Jarzembowski et al. 2020
Invalid names: Acanthogammaridae Garjajeff 1901 [empty], Pontogammaridae Latreille 1802 [empty]
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
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†Acadiocaris novascotica Copeland 1957
Fm. Spelaeogriphidae Gordon 1957
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G. †Liaoningogriphus Shen et al. 1998
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†Liaoningogriphus quadripartitus Shen et al. 1998
Or. Lophogastrida Sars 1870
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Fm. Eucopiidae Dana 1852
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G. †Schimperella Bill 1914
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†Schimperella acanthocercus Taylor et al. 2001
†Schimperella beneckei Bill 1914
†Schimperella kessleri Bill 1914
G. †Yunnanocopia Feldmann et al. 2017
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†Yunnanocopia grandis Feldmann et al. 2017
†Yunnanocopia longicauda Feldmann et al. 2017
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Or. Cumacea Kroyer 1846 [hooded shrimp]
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Fm. Bodotriidae Scott 1901
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Subfm. Bodotriinae Scott 1901
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G. Bodotria Goodsir 1843
G. †Eobodotria Luque and Gerken 2019
Or. Isopoda Latreille 1817 [isopod]
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Subor. Asellota Latreille 1802
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Fm. Stenetriidae Hansen 1905
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G. †Eostenetrium Wilson and Morel 2022
G. †Branchipodites Woodward 1877
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†Branchipodites vectensis Woodward 1877
G. †Eocopea
Subor. Flabellifera Sars 1882
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G. †Cymatoga
Fm. Sphaeromidae White 1847
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G. †Cyclosphaeroma Woodward 1890
G. †Eosphaeroma Woodward 1877
Subfm. Hemibranchiatae Brooks et al. 1969
G. †Heterosphaeroma Munier-Chalmas 1872
Fm. †Gnathiidae Leach 1814
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G. †Gnathia Leach 1813
Fm. Oniscidae Latreille 1802
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G. Oniscus Linnaeus 1758
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†Oniscus convexus Koch and Berendt 1854
G. Porcellio Latreille 1802
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†Porcellio notatus Koch and Berendt 1854
Subor. Oniscidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Armadillidae Brandt 1831
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G. †Palaeoarmadillo Poinar 2020
Fm. Armadilliidae Brandt 1833
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G. Venezillo Verhoef 1928
Unr. Crinocheta Legrand 1946
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Fm. Armadillidiidae Brandt 1833
Fm. Detonidae Budde-Lund 1906
Fm. Olibrinidae Budde-Lund 1913
Fm. Pseudarmadillidae Vandel 1973
Fm. Scleropactidae Verhoeff 1938
Fm. Stenoniscidae Verhoeff 1908
Fm. Ligiidae Brandt 1833
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G. †Eoligiiscus Sánchez-García et al. 2021
Fm. Philosciidae Kinahan 1857
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G. †Aquitanoscia Broly et al. 2017
G. Philoscia Latreille 1804
Fm. Platyarthridae Verhoeff 1949
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G. Trichorhina Budde-Lund 1908
Superfm. Porcellionoidea Verhoeff 1918
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Fm. Eubelidae Budde-Lund 1899
Fm. Sphaeroniscidae Vandel 1964
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G. †Protosphaeroniscus Schmalfuss 1980
Unr. Synocheta Legrand 1946
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Fm. Styloniscidae Vandel 1952
Fm. Trichoniscidae Sars 1899
Invalid names: Tylidae Dana 1852 [empty]
Subor. †Phreatoicidea Stebbing 1893
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Fm. †Amphisopidae Nicholls 1943
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Fm. †Palaeophreatoicidae Birshtein 1962
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G. †Hesslerella Schram 1970
G. †Palaeocrangon von Schauroth 1854
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Invalid names: Prosoponiscus Kirkby 1857 [objective synonym]
G. †Palaeophreatoicus Birshtein 1962
Unr. Scutocoxifera Dreyer and Wägele 2002
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Subor. Cymothoida Wägele 1989
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Fm. Cymothoidae Leach 1818
G. †Electrolana Schädel et al. 2021
Unr. Epicaridea Latreille 1825
Invalid names: Cirolanoidea Dana 1852 [empty]
Subor. Sphaeromatidea Wägele 1989
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Fm. †Archaeoniscidae Milne Edwards 1843
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G. †Archaeoniscus Milne-Edwards 1843
Superfm. Cymothooidea Leach 1814
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Fm. Cirolanidae Dana 1852 [pill bug]
Fm. †Lantoceramiidae Wilson and Morel 2022
Superfm. †Sphaeromatoidea Latreille 1825
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Fm. †Sphaeromatidae Latreille 1825
Fm. †Urdidae Kunth 1870
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G. †Urda Munster 1840
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†Urda zelandica Buckeridge and Johns 1996
Subor. Valvifera Sars 1882
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Fm. Chaetiliidae Dana 1853
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G. †Protochaetilia Wilson and Morel 2022
Fm. Idoteidae Leach 1813
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Subfm. Mesidoteinae Racovitza and Sevastos 1910
G. †Mesozoidotea Wilson and Morel 2022
Invalid names: Aegidae [empty], Anthuridea Leach 1814 [empty], Gnathiidea Leach 1814 [empty]
Or. Tanaidacea Dana 1849
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Subor. †Anthracocaridomorpha Sieg 1980
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Fm. †Anthracocarididae Brooks 1962
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Fm. †Niveotanaidae Polz 2005
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G. †Niveotanais Polz 2004
Subor. Apseudomorpha Sieg 1980
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G. †Afroapseudeus Pasini et al. 2022
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†Afroapseudeus cretacicus Pasini et al. 2022
Superfm. Apseudoidea Leach 1814
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Invalid names: Apseudidae Leach 1814 [empty]
Superfm. †Jurapseudoidea Schram et al. 1986
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Fm. †Jurapseudidae Schram et al. 1986
Subor. Monokonophora Lang 1956
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G. †Eucryptocaris Schram 1989
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†Eucryptocaris asherorum Schram 1989
Fm. †Ophthalmapseudidae Sieg 1980
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G. †Ophthalmapseudes Glaessner 1962
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†Ophthalmapseudes rhenanus Malzahn 1958
Subor. Tanaidomorpha Sieg 1980
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Superfm. †Cretitanaoidea Schram et al. 1986
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Fm. †Cretitanaidae Schram et al. 1986
Superfm. Paratanaoidea Lang 1949
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Fm. †Alavatanaidae Vonk and Schram 2007
G. †Arcantitanais Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Armadillopsis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Proleptochelia Vonk and Schram 2007
G. †Tytthotanais Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Tanaidaurum Pazinato et al. 2023
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†Tanaidaurum kachinensis Pazinato et al. 2023
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
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G. †Aviamysis San Vicente and Cartanyà 2017
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†Aviamysis pinetellensis San Vicente and Cartanyà 2017
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
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†Jerometichenoria grandis 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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†Pygocephalus cooperi Huxley 1857
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon glaber Jones and Woodward 1899 [synonym], Anthrapalaemon grossarti holti Woodward 1911 [synonym], Anthrapalaemon serratus Woodward 1905 [synonym], Necroscilla wilsoni Woodward 1879 [synonym], Pygocephalus (Anthrapalaemon) parkeri Woodward 1907 [synonym]
†Pygocephalus dubius Prestwich 1840
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon grossarti Salter 1861 [synonym], Palaeocarabus russelianus Salter 1863 [synonym]
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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†Pseudogalathea macconochiei Etheridge 1879
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Invalid names: Anthrapalaemon ornatissimus Peach 1882 [synonym], Pseudogalathea rotunda Peach 1883 [synonym]
G. †Tealliocaris Peach 1908
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†Tealliocaris caudafimbriata Copeland 1957
†Tealliocaris elliotti Clark 2024
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Invalid names: Tealliocaris formosa Peach 1882 [synonym]
†Tealliocaris robusta Peach 1908
†Tealliocaris walloniensis Gueriau et al. 2014
†Tealliocaris woodwardi Etheridge 1877
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Invalid names: Tealliocaris loudonensis Peach 1908 [synonym], Tealliocaris tarrasiana Peach 1908 [synonym]
Fm. †Tylocarididae Taylor et al. 1998
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G. †Fujianocaris Taylor et al. 1998
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†Fujianocaris bifurcatus Taylor et al. 1998
G. †Tylocaris Taylor et al. 1998
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†Tylocaris asiaticus 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available