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Paraxanthus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Taxonomy
Paraxanthus was named by Lucas (1844). It is extant.

It was assigned to Xanthinae by Dana (1851).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Paraxanthus Lucas
1851Paraxanthus Dana p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—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
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
familyXanthidae
subfamilyXanthinaeMacLeay 1838
genusParaxanthusLucas 1844

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. Paraxanthus Lucas 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available