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Ovalipes stephensoni

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Geryonidae

Taxonomy
Ovalipes stephensoni was named by Williams (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. punctata
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2019-12-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Ovalipes stephensoni Williams
2017Ovalipes stephensoni Luque et al. p. 49

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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
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyGeryonidaeColosi 1923
subfamilyOvalipinae(Spiridonov 2014)
genusOvalipesRathbun 1898
speciesstephensoniWilliams 1976

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.

†Ovalipes stephensoni Williams 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2025-10-02 18:50:34
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:50:34
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available