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Ripleycorystes

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeocorystidae

Taxonomy
Ripleycorystes was named by Schweitzer et al. (2019). It is not extant. Its type is Ripleycorystes cardwelli.

It was assigned to Palaeocorystidae by Schweitzer et al. (2019).

Species
R. cardwelli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Ripleycorystes Schweitzer et al.

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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()
—PodotremataGuinot 1977
—Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyPalaeocorystoideaLőrenthey 1929
familyPalaeocorystidaeLorenthey and Beurlen 1929
genusRipleycorystes

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.

G. †Ripleycorystes Schweitzer et al. 2019
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†Ripleycorystes cardwelli Schweitzer et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available