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Brachyrhyncha (disused)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Brachyrhyncha was named by Borradaile (1907) [ranked as a "section" by Squires 1980]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Brachygnatha by Rathbun (1918) and Rathbun (1926); and to Brachyura by Squires (1980) and Squires (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Brachyrhyncha Borradaile
1918Brachyrhyncha Rathbun p. 162
1926Brachyrhyncha Rathbun p. 29
1980Brachyrhyncha Squires p. 473
1984Brachyrhyncha Squires p. 55

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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
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
BrachyrhynchaBorradaile 1907
BrachyrhynchaBorradaile 1907

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.

Unr. Brachyrhyncha Borradaile 1907
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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
No collection or age range data are available