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Lynceidae

Branchiopoda - Diplostraca - Lynceidae

Taxonomy
Lynceidae was named by Stebbing (1902). It is extant. Its type is Lynceus.

It was assigned to Laevicaudata by Tasch (1969).

Subtaxa
Lynceus (type genus)
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-22; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Lynceidae Stebbing
1969Lynceidae Tasch p. R149

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
classBranchiopodaLatreille 1817
subclassPhyllopoda
subclassCalmanostraca
orderDiplostracaGerstecker 1866
orderLaevicaudataLinder 1945
familyLynceidaeStebbing 1902
familyLynceidaeStebbing 1902

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.

Fm. Lynceidae Stebbing 1902
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G. Lynceus Mueller 1785
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: suspension feederc
Diet 2: detritivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 10:04:49
Modified: 2010-02-04 14:45:55
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available