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Pseudopontonia

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pontoniinae

Taxonomy
Pseudopontonia was named by Bruce (1992). It is extant.

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

Species
P. minuta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Pseudopontonia Bruce
2004Pseudopontonia 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
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPontoniinaeKingsley 1878
genusPseudopontoniaBruce 1992

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. Pseudopontonia Bruce 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available