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Epialtus productus (shield back kelp crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Taxonomy
Epialtus productus was named by Randall (1839).

It was recombined as Pugettia producta by Rathbun (1926) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Epialtus productus Randall
1926Pugettia producta Rathbun p. 22
2010Pugettia producta Schweitzer et al. p. 92

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyEpialtidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyEpialtinaeMacLeay 1838
genusEpialtusMilne-Edwards 1834
speciesproductusRandall 1839

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.

†Epialtus productus Randall 1839 [shield back kelp crab]
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Diagnosis
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