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Atherfieldastacus schwartzi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Taxonomy
Meyeria schwartzi was named by Kitchin (1908). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Atherfieldastacus schwartzi by Robin et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Meyeria schwartzi Kitchin
2010Meyeria schwartzi Schweitzer et al. p. 21
2016Atherfieldastacus schwartzi Robin et al. p. 11

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882
familyMecochiridaeVan Straelen 1925
genusAtherfieldastacus
speciesschwartzi(Kitchin 1908)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:10:18
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:10:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available