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Lysmatidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Lysmatidae

Taxonomy
Lysmatinae was named by Dana (1852). It is extant. Its type is Lysmata.

It was reranked as the family Lysmatidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Alpheoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Lysmatidae Schweitzer et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyAlpheoideaRafinesque 1815
familyLysmatidae(Dana 1852)
familyLysmatidae(Dana 1852)

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.

Fm. Lysmatidae Dana 1852
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G. Lysmata Risso 1816
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Invalid names: Aglaope Rafinesque 1814 [synonym], Arno Roux 1831 [synonym], Eretmocaris Bate 1888 [synonym], Melicerta Risso 1816 [synonym], Niphea Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Opithiocheirus Leach 1830 [synonym], Usterocheirus Leach 1830 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available