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Pyromaia

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Inachoididae

Taxonomy
Pyromaia was named by Stimpson (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Majidae by Rathbun (1926); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Inachoididae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Inachoidinae by Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Pyromaia Stimpson
1926Pyromaia Rathbun p. 22
2002Pyromaia Sepkoski
2010Pyromaia Schweitzer et al. p. 94
2020Pyromaia Schweitzer et al. p. 11

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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
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyInachoididaeDana 1851
subfamilyInachoidinaeDana 1851
genusPyromaiaStimpson 1871

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. Pyromaia Stimpson 1871
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Pyromaia inflata Collins and Morris 1978
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available