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Mortensella

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Pinnotheridae

Taxonomy
Mortensella was named by Rathbun (1909). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pinnothereliinae by Rathbun (1909).

Species
M. forceps

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Mortensella Rathbun p. 111

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPinnotheroideaDe Haan 1833
familyPinnotheridae
subfamilyPinnothereliinaeAlcock 1900
genusMortensella

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. Mortensella Rathbun 1909
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Mortensella forceps Rathbun 1909
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 13:26:23
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:26:23
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