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Anisaeger atavus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aegeridae

Taxonomy
Penaeus atavus was named by Bill (1914).

It was recombined as Antrimpos atavus by Gall (1971), Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was recombined as Anisaeger atavus by Smith et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Penaeus atavus Bill p. 305 figs. Pl 11, fig 3; pl 12, fig 4
1971Antrimpos atavus Gall
2010Antrimpos atavus Schweitzer et al. p. 9
2022Anisaeger atavus Smith et al. p. 1243

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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
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyAegeridaeBurkenroad 1963
genusAnisaeger
speciesatavus()

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.

Anisaeger atavus Bill 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:31:45
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:09:39
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Aegean or 246.70000 to 244.99000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France (Bas-Rhin) Penaeus atavus (206545)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France Penaeus atavus (154038)