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Metapenaeopsis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Penaeidae

Taxonomy
Metapenaeopsis was named by Bouvier (1905). It is extant.

It was assigned to Penaeidae by Poore and Ahyong (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Metapenaeopsis Bouvier
2004Metapenaeopsis Poore and Ahyong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPenaeidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMetapenaeopsisBouvier 1905

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. Metapenaeopsis Bouvier 1905
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Metapenaeopsis crassissima Racek and Dall 1965
Metapenaeopsis fusca Manning 1988
Metapenaeopsis lindae Manning 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:30:51
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:59:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available