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Praeatya

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancrinidae

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Taxonomy
Praeatya was named by Woodward (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett J Plie Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant. Its type is Praeatya scabrosa.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Mecochiridae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Cancrinidae by Schweitzer et al. (2015).

Species
P. scabrosa (type species), P. scatbrosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Praeatya Woodward
2002Praeatya Sepkoski
2010Praeatya Schweitzer et al. p. 21
2015Praeatya Schweitzer et al. p. 1

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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
familyCancrinidaeBeurlen 1930
genusPraeatyaWoodward 1868

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. †Praeatya Woodward 1868
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Praeatya scabrosa Woodward 1868
Praeatya scatbrosa Woodward 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available