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Tepexicarcinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Tepexicarcinidae

Taxonomy
Tepexicarcinus was named by Feldmann et al. (1998) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-m]. Its type is Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis. It is the type genus of Tepexicarcinidae.

It was assigned to Homolidae by Sepkoski (2002); to Dorippidae by Feldmann et al. (1998) and Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Tepexicarcinidae by Luque et al. (2017).

Species
T. tlayuaensis (type species), T. tlayuensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Tepexicarcinus Feldmann et al.
2002Tepexicarcinus Sepkoski
2010Tepexicarcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 80
2017Tepexicarcinus Luque et al. p. 42

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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
superfamilyDorippoideaMacLeay 1838
familyTepexicarcinidaeLuque 2015
genusTepexicarcinus

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. †Tepexicarcinus Feldmann et al. 1998
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Tepexicarcinus tlayuaensis Feldmann et al. 1998
Tepexicarcinus tlayuensis Feldmann et al. 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available