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Diacanthurus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae

Taxonomy
Diacanthurus was named by McLaughlin and Forest (1997). It is extant.

It was assigned to Paguridae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Diacanthurus McLaughlin and Forest
2010Diacanthurus Schweitzer et al. p. 55
2023Diacanthurus Schweitzer et al. p. 10

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyPaguridae()
genusDiacanthurusMcLaughlin and Forest 1997

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. Diacanthurus McLaughlin and Forest 1997
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Diacanthurus clifdenensis Hyden and Forest 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98New Zealand Pagurus clifdenensis (44898)