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Bechleja

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaemonidae

Taxonomy
Bechleja was named by Housa (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Bechleja inopinata.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaemonidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Bechleja Housa
2002Bechleja Sepkoski
2010Bechleja Schweitzer et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyPalaemonoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPalaemonidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBechlejaHousa 1957

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. †Bechleja Housa 1957
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Bechleja bahiaensis Beurlen 1950
Bechleja inopinata Housa 1957
Bechleja robusta Martins-Neto and Mezzalira 1991
Bechleja rostrata Feldmann 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available