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Proeryon laticaudatus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Coleiidae

Taxonomy
Proeryon laticaudatus was named by Beurlen (1928). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Proeryon laticaudatus Beurlen
1930Proeryon giganteus Beurlen
1944Proeryon hauffi Beurlen
2010Proeryon laticaudatus Schweitzer et al. p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderPolychelidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyEryonoideaDe Haan 1841
familyColeiidaeVan Straelen 1924
genusProeryonBeurlen 1928
specieslaticaudatusBeurlen 1928

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.

†Proeryon laticaudatus Beurlen 1928
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Invalid names: Proeryon giganteus Beurlen 1930 [synonym], Proeryon hauffi Beurlen 1944 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:59:00
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available