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Waterstonella

Malacostraca - Eocaridacea - Waterstonellidae

Taxonomy
Waterstonella was named by Schram (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u]. Its type is Waterstonella grantonensis. It is the type genus of Waterstonellidae.

It was assigned to Waterstonellidae by Schram (1979); and to Waterstonellidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
W. grantonensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Waterstonella Schram p. 72
2002Waterstonella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
superorderEocarida(Brooks 1962)
orderEocaridaceaBrooks 1962
familyWaterstonellidae
genusWaterstonella

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. †Waterstonella Schram 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available