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Dusa araneae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Penaeidae

Taxonomy
Dusa araneae was named by Schweigert (2002).

Entered
by C. Schweitzer on 2011-12-29; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-05-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Dusa araneae Schweigert
2010Dusa araneae Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPenaeidaeRafinesque 1815
genusDusaMunster 1839
speciesaraneaeSchweigert 2002

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.

†Dusa araneae Schweigert 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:30:51
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:59:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dusa araneae (154138)