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Epialtus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Taxonomy
Epialtus was named by Milne-Edwards (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Epialtinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Epialtus Milne-Edwards
2002Epialtus Sepkoski
2010Epialtus Schweitzer et al. p. 92
2020Epialtus Schweitzer et al. p. 3

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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
familyEpialtidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyEpialtinaeMacLeay 1838
genusEpialtusMilne-Edwards 1834

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. Epialtus Milne-Edwards 1834
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Epialtus pacificus Rathbun 1945
Epialtus productus Randall 1839 [shield back kelp crab]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available