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Palaeomunidopsis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomunidopsis was named by Van Straelen (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo]. It is not extant. Its type is Gastrosacus moutieri.

It was assigned to Munidopsinae by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2000); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Galatheidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Munidopsidae by Klompmaker et al. (2022), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Palaeomunidopsis Van Straelen
2000Palaeomunidopsis Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 157
2002Palaeomunidopsis Sepkoski
2010Palaeomunidopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 50
2022Palaeomunidopsis Klompmaker et al. p. 1105
2023Palaeomunidopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 15

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898
genusPalaeomunidopsisVan Straelen 1924

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. †Palaeomunidopsis Van Straelen 1924
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Palaeomunidopsis moutieri Van Straelen 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:10:26
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available