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Jensia

Thecostraca - Thompsoniidae

Taxonomy
Jensia was named by Boyko and Williams (2015). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Jensia Boyko and Williams
2021Jensia Chan et al. p. 826

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)
familyThompsoniidaeHøeg and Rybakov 1992
genusJensiaBoyko and Williams 2015

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. Jensia Boyko and Williams 2015
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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
No collection or age range data are available