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Astacopsis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parastacidae

Taxonomy
Astacopsis was named by Huxley (1879). It is extant.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Parastacidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Astacopsis Huxley
2002Astacopsis Sepkoski
2010Astacopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 32
2016Astacopsis Feldmann et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyParastacoideaHuxley 1879
familyParastacidaeHuxley 1879
genusAstacopsisHuxley 1879

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. Astacopsis Huxley 1879
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available