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Actinotocarcinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Actinotocarcinus was named by Jenkins (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. It is not extant. Its type is Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi. It is the type genus of Actinotocarcininae.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Majidae by Jenkins (1974), Feldmann and Keys (1992) and Feldmann et al. (2006); to Epialtinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Actinotocarcininae by Feldmann (1993) and Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Actinotocarcinus Jenkins
1992Actinotocarcinus Feldmann and Keys p. 11
1993Actinotocarcinus Feldmann p. 209
2002Actinotocarcinus Sepkoski
2006Actinotocarcinus Feldmann et al. p. 418
2010Actinotocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 92
2020Actinotocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 13

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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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyActinotocarcininaeJenkins 1974
genusActinotocarcinusJenkins 1974

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. †Actinotocarcinus Jenkins 1974
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Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi Jenkins 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available