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Palaeonephrops

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae

Taxonomy
Palaeonephrops was named by Mertin (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn]. It is not extant. Its type is Hoploparia browni.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nephropidae by Dana (1852), Tshudy and Sorhannus (2000), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Palaeonephrops Dana
1941Palaeonephrops Mertin
2000Palaeonephrops Tshudy and Sorhannus p. 227
2002Palaeonephrops Sepkoski
2010Palaeonephrops Schweitzer et al. p. 31
2016Palaeonephrops Feldmann et al. p. 23

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
HomaridaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyNephropoideaDana 1852
familyNephropidaeDana 1852
genusPalaeonephropsMertin 1941

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. †Palaeonephrops Mertin 1941
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Palaeonephrops browni Whitfield 1907
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Invalid names: Palaeastacus ornata Whiteaves 1887 [replaced]
Palaeonephrops westoni Woodward 1900
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available