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Metanephrops challengeri

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Taxonomy
Nephrops challengeri was named by Balss (1914). It is extant.

It was recombined as Metanephrops challengeri by Jenkins (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Nephrops challengeri Balss
1972Metanephrops challengeri Jenkins p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
—HomaridaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyNephropoideaDana 1852
familyNephropidaeDana 1852
genusMetanephropsJenkins 1972
specieschallengeri(Balss 1914)

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