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Pasiphaeidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pasiphaeidae

Taxonomy
Pasiphaeidae was named by Dana (1852). It is extant. Its type is Pasiphaea.

It was assigned to Pasiphaeoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Caridea by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Pasiphaeidae Dana
1875Leptocheilidae Paul'son
2010Pasiphaeidae Schweitzer et al. p. 13
2023Pasiphaeidae Schweitzer et al. p. 17

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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
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
familyPasiphaeidaeDana 1852
familyPasiphaeidaeDana 1852

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. Pasiphaeidae Dana 1852
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G. Eupasiphae Wood-Mason and Alcock 1893
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Eupasiphae gilesii Wood-Mason and Alcock 1893
G. Glyphus Filhol 1884
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Glyphus marsupialis Filhol 1884
G. Parapasiphae Smith 1884
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G. Pasiphaea Savigny 1816
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Pasiphaea australis Hanamura 1989
Pasiphaea barnardi Yaldwyn 1971
Pasiphaea kapala Kensley et al. 1987
Pasiphaea longitaenia Kensley et al. 1987
Pasiphaea mortua Smirnov 1929
Pasiphaea rathbunae Stebbing 1914
Pasiphaea tarda Kroyer 1845
Invalid names: Leptocheilidae Paul'son 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available