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Shinkaia crosnieri

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Taxonomy
Shinkaia crosnieri was named by Baba and Williams (1998). It is the type species of Shinkaia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Shinkaia crosnieri Baba and Williams
2008Shinkaia crosnieri Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 1022

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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
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMunidopsidaeOrtmann 1898
genusShinkaiaBaba and Williams 1998
speciescrosnieriBaba and Williams 1998

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.

Shinkaia crosnieri Baba and Williams 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2008Carapace ovate, longer than wide; rostrum flat, spatulate, with or without lateral spines; two antennal (of Baba and Williams, 1998;
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:14:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available