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Penaeus esculentus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Penaeidae

Taxonomy
Penaeus esculentus was named by Haswell (1879). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Penaeus esculentus Haswell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPenaeidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPenaeusFabricius 1798
speciesesculentusHaswell 1879

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.

Penaeus esculentus Haswell 1879
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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: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available