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Phalangites

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Taxonomy
Phalangites was named by Munster (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 75]. It is not extant. Its type is Phalangites priscus.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002) and Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Palinuridae by Glaessner (1969) and Schweitzer et al. (2015).

Species
P. priscus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Phalangites Munster
1969Phalangites Glaessner p. R475
2002Phalangites Sepkoski
2010Phalangites Schweitzer et al. p. 146
2015Phalangites Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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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)
infraorderAchelataScholtz and Richter 1995
familyPalinuridaeLatreille 1802
genusPhalangitesMunster 1839

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. †Phalangites Munster 1839
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Phalangites priscus Munster 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:48:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available