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Protastacidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Protastacidae

Taxonomy
Protastacidae was named by Albrecht (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Protastacus.

It was assigned to Nephropoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Protastacoidea by Karasawa et al. (2013), Feldmann et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
P. antiquus, Protastacus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Protastacidae Albrecht
2010Protastacidae Schweitzer et al.
2013Protastacidae Karasawa et al.
2016Protastacidae Feldmann et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyProtastacoidea
familyProtastacidaeAlbrecht 1983
familyProtastacidaeAlbrecht 1983

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. †Protastacidae Albrecht 1983
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Protastacidae antiquus Harbort 1905
G. †Protastacus Albrecht 1983
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Protastacus antiquus Harbort 1905
Protastacus politus Schlüter 1868
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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Germany Protastacus politus (95087)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Germany Astacus politus (221729)