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Huhatanka

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Mecochiridae

Taxonomy
Huhatanka was named by Feldmann and West (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 353]. It is not extant. Its type is Squilla kiowana.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mecochiridae by Feldmann and West (1978), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Huhatanka Feldmann and West p. 1219
2002Huhatanka Sepkoski
2010Huhatanka Schweitzer et al. p. 20
2015Huhatanka Feldmann et al. p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882
familyMecochiridaeVan Straelen 1925
genusHuhatankaFeldmann and West 1978

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. †Huhatanka Feldmann and West 1978
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Huhatanka australis Schweitzer et al. 2022
Huhatanka kiowana Scott 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available