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Actaeopsis

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Actaeopsis was named by Carter (1898) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi]. It is not extant. Its type is Actaeopsis wiltshirei.

It was assigned to Palicidae by Glaessner (1969); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xanthoidea by Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Species
A. wiltshirei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Actaeopsis Carter
1969Actaeopsis Glaessner p. R531
2002Actaeopsis Sepkoski
2006Actaeopsis Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 50
2010Actaeopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 129
2021Actaeopsis Schweitzer et al. p. 28

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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)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
genusActaeopsisCarter 1898

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. †Actaeopsis Carter 1898
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Actaeopsis wiltshirei Carter 1898
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available