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Mecochirus peytoni

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Taxonomy
Mecochirus peytoni was named by Woodward (1876). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Mecochirus peytoni Woodward
2010Mecochirus peytoni 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
speciespeytoniWoodward 1876

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 peytoni Woodward 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available