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Nematocarcinoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy

Nematocarcinoidea was named by Smith (1884). It is extant. Its type is Nematocarcinus.

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

Subtaxa

Eugonatonotidae (syn. Gomphonotidae, Galatheacarididae, Gonatonotidae), Nematocarcinidae, Rhynchocinetidae, Xiphocarididae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1884	Nematocarcinoidea Smith
2010	Nematocarcinoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 14
2023	Nematocarcinoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 12

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997

Rank	Name	Author
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
class	Malacostraca	()
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
infraorder	Caridea	Dana 1852
superfamily	Nematocarcinoidea	Smith 1884
superfamily	Nematocarcinoidea	Smith 1884

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. Nematocarcinoidea Smith 1884

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Fm. Eugonatonotidae Chace 1937

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G. Eugonatonotus Schmitt 1926

Invalid names: Gomphonotus Chace 1936 [synonym], Gonatonotus Milne Edwards 1881 [synonym]

Invalid names: Galatheacarididae Vereshchaka 1997 [synonym], Gomphonotidae Chace 1936 [synonym], Gonatonotidae Guerney 1941 [synonym]

Fm. Nematocarcinidae Smith 1884

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G. Lipkius Yaldwyn 1960

Lipkius holthuisi Yaldwyn 1960

G. Nematocarcinus Milne-Edwards 1881