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Prismatopus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Prismatopus was named by Ward (1933). It is extant.

It was assigned to Majinae by Poore and Ahyong (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Prismatopus Ward
2004Prismatopus Poore and Ahyong

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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()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMajinaeSamouelle 1819
genusPrismatopusWard 1933

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. Prismatopus Ward 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available