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Gnathophyllidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Gnathophyllidae

Taxonomy
Gnathophyllidae was named by Dana (1852). It is extant.

It was assigned to Palaemonoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Gnathophyllidae Dana
2010Gnathophyllidae Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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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
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815
familyGnathophyllidaeDana 1852
familyGnathophyllidaeDana 1852

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. Gnathophyllidae Dana 1852
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G. Gnathophylloides Schmitt 1933
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G. Gnathophyllum Latreille 1819
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Gnathophyllum americanum Guerin-Meneville 1856
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