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Anthracocarididae

Malacostraca - Tanaidacea - Anthracocarididae

Taxonomy
Anthracocarididae was named by Brooks (1962). Its type is Anthracocaris.

It was assigned to Anthracocaridacea by Brooks et al. (1969); to Monokonophora by Schram (1979); and to Anthracocaridomorpha by Schram et al. (1986).

Subtaxa
Anthracocaris (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Anthracocarididae Brooks
1969Anthracocarididae Brooks et al. p. R391
1979Anthracocarididae Schram p. 99
1986Anthracocarididae Schram et al. p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
Mancoida
orderTanaidaceaDana 1849
suborderAnthracocaridomorpha(Sieg 1980)
familyAnthracocarididaeBrooks 1962
familyAnthracocarididaeBrooks 1962

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.

Fm. †Anthracocarididae Brooks 1962
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Anthracocaris scotica Peach 1882
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: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Anthracocaris sp., Anthracocaris scotica (220874)