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Metanephrops motunauensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Taxonomy
Metanephrops motunauensis was named by Jenkins (1972). Its type specimen is zfc 201 CM, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Metanephrops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Metanephrops motunauensis Jenkins pp. 164-165 figs. text fig. 1A-E
1992Metanephrops motunauensis Feldmann and Keys p. 9
2010Metanephrops motunauensis Schweitzer et al. p. 30

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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
speciesmotunauensisJenkins 1972

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.

Metanephrops motunauensis Jenkins 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available