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Psalidopus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Psalidopodidae

Taxonomy
Psalidopus was named by Wood-Mason and Alcock (1892). It is extant. It is the type genus of Psalidopodidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Psalidopus Wood-Mason and Alcock p. 266
2023Psalidopus Schweitzer et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
familyPsalidopodidaeWood-Mason and Alcock 1892
genusPsalidopusWood-Mason and Alcock 1892

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. Psalidopus Wood-Mason and Alcock 1892
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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
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