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Gorgonophontidae

Malacostraca - Stomatopoda - Gorgonophontidae

Taxonomy
Gorgonophontidae was named by Schram (2007). It is not extant. Its type is Gorgonophontes.

It was assigned to Archaeostomatopodea by Schram (2010).

Subtaxa
Chabardella, Gorgonophontes (type genus), Pelorophontes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Gorgonophontidae Schram
2010Gorgonophontidae Schram p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
infraclassHoplocarida(Calman 1904)
orderStomatopodaLatreille
suborderArchaeostomatopodea
familyGorgonophontidaeSchram 2007
familyGorgonophontidaeSchram 2007

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.

Fm. †Gorgonophontidae Schram 2007
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G. †Chabardella Racheboeuf et al. 2009
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†Chabardella spinosa Racheboeuf et al. 2009
G. †Gorgonophontes Schram 1984
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†Gorgonophontes peleron Schram 1984
G. †Pelorophontes Schweitzer and Schram 2025
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†Pelorophontes mayi Schweitzer and Schram 2025
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available