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Acanthephyridae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Acanthephyridae

Taxonomy
Acanthephyridae was named by Bate (1888). It is extant. Its type is Acanthephyra.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Ephyrinae Dana
1886Miersiidae Smith
1888Acanthephyridae Bate
1888Tropiocaridae Bate
1898Notostominae Ortmann
2023Acanthephyridae Schweitzer et al. p. 9

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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
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyOplophoroideaDana 1852
familyAcanthephyridaeBate 1888
familyAcanthephyridaeBate 1888

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. Acanthephyridae Bate 1888
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G. Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards 1881
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Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason 1891
Invalid names: Acanthephyropsis Riggio 1895 [synonym], Bentheocaris Bate 1888 [synonym], Ephyra Roux 1831 [synonym], Hoplocaricyphus Coutiere 1907 [synonym], Miersia Kingsley 1880 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ephyrinae Dana 1852 [invalid subgroup], Miersiidae Smith 1886 [synonym], Notostominae Ortmann 1898 [invalid subgroup], Tropiocaridae Bate 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:42:59
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:42:59
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available