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Phalangites priscus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Taxonomy
Phalangites priscus was named by Munster (1839). It is not extant. It is the type species of Phalangites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Phalangites priscus Munster
2010Phalangites priscus Schweitzer et al. p. 145
2015Phalangites priscus Schweitzer et al. p. 8 figs. 7a-c

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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
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyPalinuridaeLatreille 1802
genusPhalangitesMunster 1839
speciespriscusMunster 1839

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.

†Phalangites priscus Munster 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available