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Temnascus

Thecostraca - Peltogastridae

Taxonomy
Temnascus was named by Boschma (1951). It is extant.

It was assigned to Peltogastridae by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Temnascus Boschma
2021Temnascus Chan et al. p. 826

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)
familyPeltogastridaeLilleborg 1861
genusTemnascusBoschma 1951

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. Temnascus Boschma 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: parasitesupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2019-05-29 15:12:54
Modified: 2019-05-29 15:12:54
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Gallo-REynoso and Figueroa-Carranza 1998, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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