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Pagurixus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae

Taxonomy
Pagurixus was named by Melin (1939). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Pagurixus Melin
2004Pagurixus 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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyPaguridae()
genusPagurixusMelin 1939

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. Pagurixus Melin 1939
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Pagurixus amsa Morgan 1993
Pagurixus handrecki Gunn and Morgan 1992
Pagurixus jerviensis McLaughlin and Haig 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:25:37
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available