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Pithonoton obtusum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Goniodromitidae

Taxonomy
Prosopon obtusum was named by Von Meyer (1860). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pithonoton obtusum by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Prosopon obtusum Von Meyer
2010Pithonoton obtusum Schweitzer et al. p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—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()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyGoniodromitidaeBeurlen 1932
genusPithonotonvon Meyer 1842
speciesobtusum(Von Meyer 1860)

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.

†Pithonoton obtusum Von Meyer 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:34:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available