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Archaeoniscus texanus

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Archaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Archaeoniscus texanus was named by Wieder and Feldmann (1992). Its type specimen is TMM 1838TX3, an other (pleotelson), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Archaeoniscus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Archaeoniscus texanus Wieder and Feldmann p. 969 figs. 11.1-11.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
—Mancoida
orderIsopodaLatreille 1817
suborderSphaeromatideaWägele 1989
familyArchaeoniscidaeMilne Edwards 1843
genusArchaeoniscusMilne-Edwards 1843
speciestexanus

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.

†Archaeoniscus texanus Wieder and Feldmann 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available