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Processidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Processidae

Taxonomy
Processidae was named by Ortmann (1890) [no fossil representatives]. It is extant. Its type is Processa.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Hectarthropidae Bate
1888Nikidae Bate
1890Processidae Ortmann
2010Processidae Schweitzer et al. p. 15
2023Processidae Schweitzer et al. p. 19

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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
familyProcessidaeOrtmann 1890
familyProcessidaeOrtmann 1890

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. Processidae Ortmann 1890
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G. Processa Leach 1815
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Processa gracilis Baker 1907
Invalid names: Hectarthropus Bate 1888 [synonym], Nika Risso 1816 [synonym], Thalassalpes Bosc 1813 [synonym], Velocina Gistl 1848 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hectarthropidae Bate 1888 [synonym], Nikidae Bate 1888 [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