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Pasiphaeoidea (disused)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

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

It was assigned to Caridea by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Pasiphaeoidea Dana
2010Pasiphaeoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 13

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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
superfamilyPasiphaeoideaDana 1852
superfamilyPasiphaeoideaDana 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.

Superfm. Pasiphaeoidea Dana 1852
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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