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Polycheles

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Polychelidae

Taxonomy
Polycheles was named by Heller (1862) [A decapod, not the ostracode Polycheles Braddy and Robertson 1870, a homonym]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Polychelidae by Glaessner (1969), Poore and Ahyong (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Polycheles Heller
1969Polycheles Glaessner p. R471
2004Polycheles 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
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderPolychelidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyEryonoideaDe Haan 1841
familyPolychelidaeWood-Mason 1875
genusPolychelesHeller 1862

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. Polycheles Heller 1862
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Polycheles martini Ahyong and Brown 2002
Polycheles suhmi Bate 1878
Polycheles surdus Galil 2000
Polycheles typhlops Heller 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalinfrao
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:53:41
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available