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Metadynomene

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dynomenidae

Taxonomy
Metadynomene was named by McLay (1999). It is extant.

It was assigned to Metadynomeninae by Ng et al. (2009); and to Dynomenidae by Beschin et al. (2015), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Metadynomene McLay
2009Metadynomene Ng et al.
2015Metadynomene Beschin et al. p. 62
2024Metadynomene Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 11

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyDromioideaDe Haan 1833
familyDynomenidaeOrtmann 1892
subfamilyMetadynomeninaeGuinot 2008
genusMetadynomeneMcLay 1999

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. Metadynomene McLay 1999
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Metadynomene veronensis Beschin et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available