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Wilsonimaia

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Majidae

Taxonomy
Wilsonimaia was named by Blow and Manning (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1259]. Its type is Wilsonimaia ethelae.

It was assigned to Majidae by Blow and Manning (1996); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Majinae by Feldmann et al. (1998), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2020).

Species
W. ethelae (type species), W. schneiderorum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Wilsonimaia Blow and Manning p. 15
1998Wilsonimaia Feldmann et al. p. 15
2002Wilsonimaia Sepkoski
2010Wilsonimaia Schweitzer et al. p. 95
2020Wilsonimaia 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
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyMajoideaSamouelle 1819
familyMajidaeSamouelle 1819
subfamilyMajinaeSamouelle 1819
genusWilsonimaia

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. †Wilsonimaia Blow and Manning 1996
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Wilsonimaia ethelae Blow and Manning 1996
Wilsonimaia schneiderorum Blow and Manning 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available