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Liocaris

Malacostraca

Taxonomy
Liocaris was named by Beurlen (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo]. It is not extant. Its type is Liocaris quadratus.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002) and Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Pygocephalomorpha by Pazinato et al. (2016).

Species
L. huenei, L. quadratus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Liocaris Beurlen
2002Liocaris Sepkoski
2010Liocaris Schweitzer et al. p. 145
2016Liocaris Pazinato et al. p. 820

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
suborderPygocephalomorphaBeurlen 1930
genusLiocarisBeurlen 1931

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. †Liocaris Beurlen 1931
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Liocaris huenei Beurlen 1931
Liocaris quadratus Van Straelen 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available