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Nephrops kvistgaardae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Taxonomy
Nephrops kvistgaardae was named by Fraaije et al. (2005). Its type specimen is MSM 1574, a claw (left first cheliped), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gram clay-pit, which is in a Tortonian marine claystone in the Gram Formation of Denmark.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Nephrops kvistgaardae Fraaije et al. p. 53 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
2010Nephrops kvistgaardae Schweitzer et al. p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
HomaridaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyNephropoideaDana 1852
familyNephropidaeDana 1852
genusNephropsLeach 1814
specieskvistgaardae

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.

Nephrops kvistgaardae Fraaije et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available