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Kiwa

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Kiwaidae

Taxonomy
Kiwa was named by Macpherson et al.. It is extant. It is the type genus of Kiwaidae.

It was assigned to Kiwaidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Kiwa Schweitzer et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyChirostyloideaOrtmann 1892
familyKiwaidaeMacpherson et al. 2005
genusKiwaMacpherson et al.

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. Kiwa Macpherson et al.
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available