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Galatheascus

Thecostraca - Peltogastridae

Taxonomy
Galatheascus was named by Boschma (1929). It is extant.

It was assigned to Peltogastridae by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Galatheascus Boschma
2021Galatheascus Chan et al. p. 826

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)
familyPeltogastridaeLilleborg 1861
genusGalatheascusBoschma 1929

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. Galatheascus Boschma 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available