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Pentapalaeopycnon

Taxonomy
Pentapalaeopycnon was named by Hedgpeth (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm Sepkoski's reference number: 1063]. It is not extant. Its type is Pentapalaeopycnon inconspicua.

It was assigned to Pantopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Crustacea by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Species
P. inconspicua (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pentapalaeopycnon Hedgpeth
2002Pentapalacopycon Sepkoski
2020Pentapalaeopycnon Dunlop et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
genusPentapalaeopycnonHedgpeth 1978

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.

G. †Pentapalaeopycnon Hedgpeth 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available