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Tanaidomorpha

Malacostraca - Tanaidacea

Taxonomy
Tanaidomorpha was named by Sieg (1980). It is extant.

It was reranked as the infraorder Tanaidomorpha by Schram et al. (1986).

It was assigned to Tanaidacea by Schram et al. (1986), Vonk and Schram (2007), Sánchez-García et al. (2015), Sánchez-García et al. (2016) and Sánchez-García et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Tanaidomorpha Sieg
1986Tanaidomorpha Schram et al. p. 139
2007Tanaidomorpha Vonk and Schram p. 1502
2015Tanaidomorpha Sánchez-García et al. p. 647
2016Tanaidomorpha Sánchez-García et al. p. 496
2017Tanaidomorpha Sánchez-García et al. p. 5

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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
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
—Mancoida
orderTanaidaceaDana 1849
suborderTanaidomorphaSieg 1980
suborderTanaidomorphaSieg 1980

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.

Subor. Tanaidomorpha Sieg 1980
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Superfm. †Cretitanaoidea Schram et al. 1986
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Fm. †Cretitanaidae Schram et al. 1986
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G. †Cretitanais Schram et al. 1986
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†Cretitanais giganteus Malzahn 1979
Superfm. Paratanaoidea Lang 1949
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Fm. †Alavatanaidae Vonk and Schram 2007
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G. †Alavatanais Vonk and Schram 2007
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†Alavatanais carabe Vonk and Schram 2007
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Invalid names: Proleptochelia euskadiensis Vonk and Schram 2007 [synonym]
†Alavatanais margulisae Sánchez-García et al. 2015
G. †Daenerytanais Sánchez-García et al. 2017
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†Daenerytanais maieuticus Sánchez-García et al. 2017
G. †Electrotanais Sánchez-García et al. 2015
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†Electrotanais monolithus Sánchez-García et al. 2015
G. †Eurotanais Sánchez-García et al. 2015
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†Eurotanais pyrenaensis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
†Eurotanais seilacheri Sánchez-García et al. 2016
†Eurotanais terminator Sánchez-García et al. 2015
G. †Arcantitanais Sánchez-García et al. 2016
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†Arcantitanais turpis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Armadillopsis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
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†Armadillopsis rara Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Proleptochelia Vonk and Schram 2007
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†Proleptochelia tenuissima Vonk and Schram 2007
G. †Tytthotanais Sánchez-García et al. 2016
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†Tytthotanais tenvis Sánchez-García et al. 2016
G. †Tanaidaurum Pazinato et al. 2023
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†Tanaidaurum kachinensis Pazinato et al. 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Middle Cenomanian or 136.40000 to 93.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 130.0 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Ophthalmapseudes giganteus (91586)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain Alavatanais carabe (109438)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Paratanaoidea indet., Arcantitanais turpis (99114)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Alavatanais carabe, Proleptochelia tenuissima, Proleptochelia euskadiensis, Alavatanais margulisae, Eurotanais terminator, Electrotanais monolithus (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Tanaidaurum kachinensis (184692 228869)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Daenerytanais maieuticus (123118)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Eurotanais pyrenaensis, Armadillopsis rara, Tytthotanais tenvis (182251)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Eurotanais seilacheri (164386)