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Mioplax
Taxonomy
Mioplax was named by Bittner (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi]. It is not extant. Its type is Mioplax socialis.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Chasmocarcinidae by Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); and to Chasmocarcininae by Karasawa and Kato (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Chasmocarcinidae by Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006); and to Chasmocarcininae by Karasawa and Kato (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2022).
Species
M. socialis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1884 | Mioplax Bittner |
| 2002 | Mioplax Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Mioplax Karasawa and Kato p. 143 |
| 2006 | Mioplax Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 56 |
| 2010 | Mioplax Schweitzer et al. p. 133 |
| 2022 | Mioplax Schweitzer et al. p. 3 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available