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Mascaranada difuntaensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcineretidae

Taxonomy
Mascaranada difuntaensis was named by Vega and Feldmann (1991). It is the type species of Mascaranada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Mascaranada difuntaensis Vega and Feldmann
2010Mascaranada difuntaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 105
2021Mascaranada difuntaensis Schweitzer et al. p. 2 fig. 1.3

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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
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyCarcineretidaeBeurlen 1930
genusMascaranadaVega and Feldmann 1991
speciesdifuntaensisVega and Feldmann 1991

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.

†Mascaranada difuntaensis Vega and Feldmann 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:54:45
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
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