Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Lucifer typus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Luciferidae

Taxonomy
Lucifer typus was named by Milne-Edwaras (1837). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Lucifer typus Milne-Edwaras

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilySergestoideaDana 1852
familyLuciferidaeDe Haan 1849
genusLuciferThompson 1829
speciestypusMilne-Edwaras 1837

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.

Lucifer typus Milne-Edwaras 1837
show all | hide all
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: Artal and Castillo 2005, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available