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Carcinus minor

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Taxonomy
Carcinus minor was named by Rathbun (1926) [Originally named Carcinides minor Rathbun 1926, but since reclassified as Carcinus minor.].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Carcinus minor Rathbun
2002Carcinus minor Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2010Carcinus minor Schweitzer et al. p. 105

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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
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyCarcinidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyCarcininaeMacLeay 1838
genusCarcinusLeach 1814
speciesminor

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.

Carcinus minor Rathbun 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available