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Pterocarcinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Pterocarcinus was named by Blow (2003). Its type is Pterocarcinus baileyi.

It was assigned to Leucosiidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Leucosioidea by Karasawa et al. (2019).

Species
P. baileyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Pterocarcinus Blow
2010Pterocarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 91
2019Pterocarcinus Karasawa et al. p. 15

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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
superfamilyLeucosioideaSamouelle 1819
genusPterocarcinusBlow 2003

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. †Pterocarcinus Blow 2003
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Pterocarcinus baileyi Blow 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available