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Tanaidacea

Malacostraca - Tanaidacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Tanaidacea Dana
1974Tanaidacea Schram p. 100
1979Tanaidacea Schram p. 99
2002Tanaidacea Sepkoski
2007Tanaidacea Vonk and Schram p. 1502
2015Tanaidacea Sánchez-García et al. p. 647
2016Tanaidacea Sánchez-García et al. p. 496
2017Tanaidacea Sánchez-García et al. p. 5
2018Tanaidacea Schwentner et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
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—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
—Mancoida
orderTanaidaceaDana 1849
orderTanaidaceaDana 1849

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.

Or. Tanaidacea Dana 1849
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Subor. †Anthracocaridomorpha Sieg 1980
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Fm. †Anthracocarididae Brooks 1962
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†Anthracocaris scotica Peach 1882
Fm. †Niveotanaidae Polz 2005
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G. †Niveotanais Polz 2004
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†Niveotanais brunnensis Jones et al. 2014
Subor. Apseudomorpha Sieg 1980
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G. †Afroapseudeus Pasini et al. 2022
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†Afroapseudeus cretacicus Pasini et al. 2022
Superfm. Apseudoidea Leach 1814
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Invalid names: Apseudidae Leach 1814 [empty]
Superfm. †Jurapseudoidea Schram et al. 1986
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Fm. †Jurapseudidae Schram et al. 1986
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G. †Carlclausus Schram et al. 1986
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†Carlclausus emersoni Schram et al. 1986
G. †Jurapseudes Schram et al. 1986
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†Jurapseudes acutirostris Sachariewa-Kowatschewa and Bachmayer 1965
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Subor. Monokonophora Lang 1956
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G. †Eucryptocaris Schram 1989
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†Eucryptocaris asherorum Schram 1989
Fm. †Ophthalmapseudidae Sieg 1980
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G. †Ophthalmapseudes Glaessner 1962
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†Ophthalmapseudes rhenanus Malzahn 1958
Subor. Tanaidomorpha Sieg 1980
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Superfm. †Cretitanaoidea Schram et al. 1986
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Fm. †Cretitanaidae Schram et al. 1986
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G. †Cretitanais Schram et al. 1986
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†Cretitanais giganteus Malzahn 1979
Superfm. Paratanaoidea Lang 1949
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Fm. †Alavatanaidae Vonk and Schram 2007
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G. †Alavatanais Vonk and Schram 2007
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†Alavatanais carabe Vonk and Schram 2007
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Invalid names: Proleptochelia euskadiensis Vonk and Schram 2007 [synonym]
†Alavatanais margulisae Sánchez-García et al. 2015
G. †Daenerytanais Sánchez-García et al. 2017
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†Daenerytanais maieuticus Sánchez-García et al. 2017
G. †Electrotanais Sánchez-García et al. 2015
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†Electrotanais monolithus Sánchez-García et al. 2015
G. †Eurotanais Sánchez-García et al. 2015
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†Eurotanais pyrenaensis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
†Eurotanais seilacheri Sánchez-García et al. 2016
†Eurotanais terminator Sánchez-García et al. 2015
G. †Arcantitanais Sánchez-García et al. 2016
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†Arcantitanais turpis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Armadillopsis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
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†Armadillopsis rara Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Proleptochelia Vonk and Schram 2007
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†Proleptochelia tenuissima Vonk and Schram 2007
G. †Tytthotanais Sánchez-García et al. 2016
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†Tytthotanais tenvis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Tanaidaurum Pazinato et al. 2023
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†Tanaidaurum kachinensis Pazinato et al. 2023
Invalid names: Dikonophora Lang 1956 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Visean to the top of the Middle Cenomanian or 346.70000 to 93.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.9 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Anthracocaris sp. (220874)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Eucryptocaris asherorum (132078)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Ophthalmapseudes rhenanus (24193)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany Jurapseudes friedericianus (59446)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Jurapseudes friedericianus (59512) Jurapseudes sp. (59515)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Switzerland Jurapseudes friedericianus (35801 35802 35811 35812 35831 35836 35843 35859 35936 35939 35960 35961 138784 138785 138786 138787 138788 138789)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Italy Niveotanais brunnensis (207103)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Ophthalmapseudes sp. (133543)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Ophthalmapseudes giganteus, Carlclausus emersoni (91586)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico (Chiapas) Tanaidacea indet. (68835)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain Alavatanais carabe (109438)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Paratanaoidea indet., Arcantitanais turpis (99114)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Alavatanais carabe, Proleptochelia tenuissima, Proleptochelia euskadiensis, Alavatanais margulisae, Eurotanais terminator, Electrotanais monolithus (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Tanaidaurum kachinensis (184692 228869)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Daenerytanais maieuticus (123118)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Eurotanais pyrenaensis, Armadillopsis rara, Tytthotanais tenvis (182251)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Eurotanais seilacheri (164386)