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Prosopon

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Prosopidae

Taxonomy
Prosopon was named by von Meyer (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo K Nc Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Prosopon tuberosum. It is the type genus of Prosopidae.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prosopidae by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Prosopon von Meyer
2002Prosopon Sepkoski
2009Prosopon Schweitzer and Feldmann
2010Prosopon Schweitzer et al. p. 61
2012Prosopon Schweitzer et al. p. 16

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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)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyProsopidaevon Meyer 1860
genusProsoponvon Meyer 1835

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. †Prosopon von Meyer 1835
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Prosopon abbreviatum Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009
Prosopon aculeatum von Meyer 1857
Prosopon aequum von Meyer 1857
Prosopon excisum von Meyer 1857
Prosopon heraldicum Moericke 1897
Prosopon jocosum Thurman and Etallon 1859
Prosopon mammillatum Woodward 1868
Prosopon mirum Moericke 1897
Prosopon ovale Moericke 1897
Prosopon paradoxum von Meyer 1858
Prosopon protuberosum Wehner 1988
Prosopon richardsoni Woodward 1907
Prosopon stotzingense von Meyer 1856
Prosopon tuberosum von Meyer 1840
Prosopon verrucosum Reuss 1858
Prosopon vilsense Stolley 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available