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Benthesicymus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Benthesicymidae

Taxonomy
Benthesicymus was named by Bate (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Benthesicymidae by Poore and Ahyong (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Benthesicymus Bate
2002Benthesicymus Sepkoski
2004Benthesicymus Poore and Ahyong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyBenthesicymidaeWood-Mason 1891
genusBenthesicymusBate 1881

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. Benthesicymus Bate 1881
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Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock and Anderson 1899
Benthesicymus libanensis Brocchi 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available