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Cheiragonidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cheiragonidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cheiragonidae Ortmann p. 410
1977Telmessidae Guinot
2000Cheiragonidae Schweitzer and Salva p. 286
2002Cheiragonidae Portell and Collins p. 595
2006Cheiragonidae Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1
2010Cheiragonidae Schweitzer et al. p. 103
2017Cheriagonidae Luque et al. p. 35
2019Cheiragonidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 9

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCheiragonoideaOrtman 1893
familyCheiragonidae
familyCheiragonidae

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. Cheiragonidae Ortmann 1893
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G. Telmessus White 1846
Invalid names: Telmessidae Guinot 1977 [synonym]
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: 2023-11-13 00:53:02
Modified: 2023-11-13 00:53:02
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Artal and Castillo 2005, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available