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Prolecythocaris

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lecythocaridae

Taxonomy
Prolecythocaris was named by Schweigert and Robins (2016). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lecythocaridae by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Prolecythocaris Schweigert and Robins
2024Prolecythocaris Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 5

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyGlaessneropsoideaPatrulius 1959
familyLecythocaridae
genusProlecythocarisSchweigert and Robins 2016

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. †Prolecythocaris Schweigert and Robins 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available