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Pleopteryxoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Pleopteryxoidea was named by Schweigert and Garassino (2004). It is extant. Its type is Pleopteryx.

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pleopteryxoidea Schweigert and Garassino
2010Pleopteryxoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPleopteryxoideaSchweigert and Garassino 2004
superfamilyPleopteryxoideaSchweigert and Garassino 2004

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.

Superfm. Pleopteryxoidea Schweigert and Garassino 2004
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Fm. †Pleopteryxidae Schweigert and Garassino 2006
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G. †Pleopteryx Schweigert and Garassino 2004
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Pleopteryx kuempeli Schweigert and Garassino 2004
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

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Pleopteryx kuempeli (227117)