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Scyllarides aequinoctialis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Scyllaridae

Taxonomy
Scyllarus aequinoctialis was named by Lund (1793). It is extant. It is the type species of Scyllarides.

It was recombined as Scyllarides aequinoctialis by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Entered
by C. Schweitzer on 2012-02-09; modified by M. Clapham on 2022-07-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Scyllarus aequinoctialis Lund
2010Scyllarides aequinoctialis Schweitzer et al. p. 47

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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)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyScyllaridaeLatreille 1825
genusScyllaridesGill 1898
speciesaequinoctialis(Lund 1793)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:46:54
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:46:54
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available