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Cancellus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Cancellus was named by Milne-Edwards (1836). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Cancellus Milne-Edwards
2004Cancellus 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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyDiogenidaeOrtmann 1892
genusCancellusMilne-Edwards 1836

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. Cancellus Milne-Edwards 1836
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Cancellus quadraticoxa Morgan and Forest 1991
Cancellus typus Milne-Edwards 1836
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available