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Scyra

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae

Taxonomy
Scyra was named by Dana (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Scyra Dana
1926Scyra Rathbun p. 24
2002Scyra Sepkoski
2010Scyra Schweitzer et al. p. 93
2020Scyra 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)
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
familyEpialtidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyPisinaeDana 1851
genusScyraDana 1851

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. Scyra Dana 1851
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Scyra acutifrons Dana 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available