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Mclaynotopus alpina

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dromiidae

Taxonomy
Dromilites alpina was named by Glaessner (1929). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Mclaynotopus alpina by Artal et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Dromilites alpina Glaessner
2010Dromilites alpina Schweitzer et al. p. 64
2022Mclaynotopus alpina Artal et al. p. 594

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyDromioideaDe Haan 1833
familyDromiidaeDe Haan 1833
subfamilyBasinotopinae(Karasawa et al. 2010)
genusMclaynotopus
speciesalpina(Glaessner 1929)

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.

†Mclaynotopus alpina Glaessner 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available