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Corophioidea

Malacostraca - Amphipoda

Taxonomy
Corophioidea was named by Leach (1814). It is extant. Its type is Corophium.

It was assigned to Corophiida by DeBroyer et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Corophioidea Leach
2007Corophioidea DeBroyer et al. p. 239

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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
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
orderAmphipodaLatreille 1816
suborderCorophiideaLeach 1814
infraorderCorophiidaLeach 1814
superfamilyCorophioideaLeach 1814
superfamilyCorophioideaLeach 1814

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.

Superfm. Corophioidea Leach 1814
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Fm. Ampithoidae Boeck 1871
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Subfm. Ampithoinae Boeck 1871
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G. Ampithoe Leach 1814
Fm. Corophiidae Leach 1814
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Subfm. Corophiinae Leach 1814
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Tr. Corophiini Leach 1814
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G. Corophium Latreille 1806
Tr. Haplocheirini Myers and Lowry 2003
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G. Haplocheira Haswell 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt (Aswan) Corophium sp. (138678)