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Lucifer

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Luciferidae

Taxonomy
Lucifer was named by Thompson (1829). It is extant. It is the type genus of Luciferidae.

It was assigned to Luciferidae by Poore and Ahyong (2004), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species
L. hanseni, L. typus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Lucifer Thompson
2004Lucifer Poore and Ahyong
2023Lucifer 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
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilySergestoideaDana 1852
familyLuciferidaeDe Haan 1849
genusLuciferThompson 1829

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. Lucifer Thompson 1829
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Lucifer hanseni Nobili 1905
Lucifer typus Milne-Edwaras 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2023-11-13 00:37:46
Modified: 2023-11-13 01:01:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Artal and Castillo 2005
Collections
No collection or age range data are available