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Atya

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Atyidae

Taxonomy
Atya was named by Leach (1816). It is the type genus of Atyidae.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Atya Leach p. 36
1871Evatya Smith
1884Euatya Koelbel
2023Atya Schweitzer et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyAtyoideaDe Haan 1849
familyAtyidaeDe Haan 1849
genusAtyaLeach 1816

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. †Atya Leach 1816
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Invalid names: Euatya Koelbel 1884 [synonym], Evatya Smith 1871 [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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available