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Biarctus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Scyllaridae

Taxonomy
Biarctus was named by Holthuis (2002). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scyllaridae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2015).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Biarctus Holthuis
2010Biarctus Schweitzer et al. p. 47
2015Biarctus Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyScyllaridaeLatreille 1825
genusBiarctusHolthuis 2002

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.

G. †Biarctus Holthuis 2002
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Biarctus vitiensis Dana 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:46:54
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:46:54
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available