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Kiwaidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Kiwaidae

Discussion

No fossil representatives

Taxonomy
Kiwaidae was named by Macpherson et al. (2005). It is extant. Its type is Kiwa.

It was assigned to Kiwaoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Chirostyloidea by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Kiwa (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Kiwaidae Macpherson et al.
2010Kiwaidae Schweitzer et al. p. 52
2023Kiwaidae Schweitzer et al. p. 4

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyChirostyloideaOrtmann 1892
familyKiwaidaeMacpherson et al. 2005
familyKiwaidaeMacpherson et al. 2005

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. Kiwaidae Macpherson et al. 2005
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G. Kiwa Macpherson et al.
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