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Cryptochiridae (disused)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cryptochiridae

Taxonomy
Cryptochiridae was named by Paulson (1875). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cryptochiroidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), De Angeli and Ceccon (2015) and Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Cryptochiridae Paulson
2010Cryptochiridae Schweitzer et al. p. 139
2015Cryptochiridae De Angeli and Ceccon p. 132
2023Cryptochiridae Schweitzer et al. p. 1

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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
ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCryptochiroideaPaulson 1875
familyCryptochiridaePaulson 1875
familyCryptochiridaePaulson 1875

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. Cryptochiridae Paulson 1875
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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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available