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Peltogaster

Thecostraca - Peltogastridae

Taxonomy
Peltogaster was named by Rathke (1843). It is extant. Its type is Peltogaster paguri. It is the type genus of Peltogastridae.

It was assigned to Peltogastridae by Newman et al. (1969) and Chan et al. (2021).

Species
P. paguri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Peltogaster Rathke
1969Peltogaster Newman et al. p. 272
2021Peltogaster Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)
familyPeltogastridaeLilleborg 1861
genusPeltogasterRathke 1843

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. Peltogaster Rathke 1843
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Peltogaster paguri Lilljeborg 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available