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Colpocaris bullata

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Cancer bullatus was named by Von Meyer (1852). It is the type species of Colpocaris.

It was recombined as Colpocaris bullatus by Schweitzer et al. (2010); it was recombined as Colpocaris bullata by Schweitzer et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cancer bullatus Von Meyer
2010Colpocaris bullatus Schweitzer et al. p. 129
2021Colpocaris bullata Schweitzer et al. p. 29 fig. 13.6

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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
superfamilyXanthoideaMacLeay 1838
genusColpocarisvon Meyer 1862
speciesbullata(Von Meyer 1852)

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.

Colpocaris bullata Von Meyer 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:35:07
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available