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Mursilata

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae

Taxonomy
Mursilata was named by Hu and Tao (1996). Its type is Platymaia kilmeri.

It was assigned to Calappidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Mursilata Hu and Tao
2010Mursilata Schweitzer et al. p. 84
2019Mursilata Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCalappoideaDe Haan 1833
familyCalappidaeDe Haan 1833
genusMursilataHu and Tao 1996

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. †Mursilata Hu and Tao 1996
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Mursilata chuangi Hu and Tao 1996
Mursilata kilmeri Hu 1981
Mursilata tzengi Hu and Tao 1996
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 16:19:50
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:19:50
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