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Ascothorax

Thecostraca - Laurida - Synagogidae

Taxonomy
Ascothorax was named by Djakanov (1914). It is extant. Its type is Ascothorax ophioctenis.

It was assigned to Synagogidae by Newman et al. (1969); and to Ascothoracidae by Chan et al. (2021).

Species
A. ophioctenis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Ascothorax Djakanov p. 158
1969Ascothorax Newman et al. p. 273
2021Ascothorax Chan et al. p. 823

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassAscothoracida(Lacaze-Duthiers 1880)
orderLauridaGrygier 1987
familySynagogidaeGruvel 1905
genusAscothoraxDjakanov 1914

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. Ascothorax Djakanov 1914
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Ascothorax ophioctenis Djakanov 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available