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Michelea

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Micheleidae

Taxonomy
Michelea was named by Kensley and Heard (1991). It is extant. It is the type genus of Micheleidae.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Michelea Kensley and Heard
2004Michelea Poore and Ahyong
2010Micheleopsis Sakai
2023Michelea Schweitzer et al. p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAxiideaSaint Laurent 1979
familyMicheleidaeSakai 1992
genusMicheleaKensley and Heard 1991

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. Michelea Kensley and Heard 1991
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Michelea hortus Poore 1997
Invalid names: Micheleopsis Sakai 2010 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalinfrao
Diet: detritivoreinfrao
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:23:00
Modified: 2022-09-26 19:20:17
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available