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Parapenaeus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Penaeidae

Taxonomy
Parapenaeus was named by Smith (1885). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Parapenaeus Smith
2004Parapenaeus Poore and Ahyong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
genusParapenaeusSmith 1885

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. Parapenaeus Smith 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:30:51
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:30:51
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
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