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Gwana minuta

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Wanga minuta was named by Hu and Tao (1996). It is extant. It is the type species of Gwana, Wanga.

It was recombined as Gwana minuta by Schweitzer et al. (2011), Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Wanga minuta Hu and Tao
2010Wanga minuta Schweitzer et al. p. 130
2011Gwana minuta Schweitzer et al. p. 361
2021Gwana minuta Schweitzer et al. p. 32 fig. 15.5

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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()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
genusGwana
speciesminuta(Hu and Tao 1996)

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.

Gwana minuta Hu and Tao 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available