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Mecochirus dubius

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Taxonomy
Pterochirus dubius was named by Munster (1839).

It was recombined as Mecochirus dubius by Garassino and Schweigert (2006) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Pterochirus dubius Munster
2006Mecochirus dubius Garassino and Schweigert p. 20 figs. PI. XIV (fig. 2)
2010Mecochirus dubius Schweitzer et al. p. 20

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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)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882
familyMecochiridaeVan Straelen 1925
genusMecochirusGermar 1827
speciesdubius(Munster 1839)

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.

Mecochirus dubius Munster 1839
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Diagnosis
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