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Emplastron

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Astacidae

Taxonomy
Emplastron was named by O'Flynn et al. (2021). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Astacidae by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Emplastron O'Flynn et al.
2024Emplastron Schweitzer and Feldmann 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
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
—AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyAstacoideaLatreille 1802
familyAstacidaeLatreille 1802
genusEmplastronO'Flynn et al. 2021

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. †Emplastron O'Flynn et al. 2021
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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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available