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Oxynaspis

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Poecilasmatidae

Taxonomy
Oxynaspis was named by Darwin (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); to Oxynaspididae by Jones (2007); and to Poecilasmatidae by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Oxynaspis Darwin
2002Oxynaspis Sepkoski
2007Oxynaspis Jones p. 291
2021Oxynaspis Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852
familyPoecilasmatidaeAnnandale 1909
genusOxynaspisDarwin 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.

G. Oxynaspis Darwin 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available