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Praeanaspides praecursor

Malacostraca - Palaeocaridacea - Squillitidae

Taxonomy
Praeanaspides praecursor was named by Woodward (1908). Its type specimen is GSL 30123/14, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Praeanaspides.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Palaeocaris lansboroughi Peach p. 55 figs. Pl 8, figs 8-10
1908Praeanaspides praecursor Woodward p. 385 figs. 1-5
1979Praeanaspides praecursor Schram p. 112 fig. 54,55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderSyncaridaPackard 1885
orderPalaeocaridaceaBrooks 1962
familySquillitidaeSchram and Schram 1974
genusPraeanaspidesWoodward 1908
speciespraecursorWoodward 1908

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.

Praeanaspides praecursor Woodward 1908
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Invalid names: Palaeocaris lansboroughi Peach 1908 [synonym]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available