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Forestiana

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae

Taxonomy
Forestiana was named by Guinot and Low (2010). It is extant.

It was assigned to Actaeinae by Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Forestia Guinot
2006Forestia Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 50
2010Forestiana Guinot and Low
2010Forestia Schweitzer et al. p. 124
2021Forestiana Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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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
familyXanthidae
subfamilyActaeinaeAlcock 1898
genusForestianaGuinot and Low 2010

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. Forestiana Guinot and Low 2010
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Invalid names: Forestia Guinot 1976 [replaced]
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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available