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Palaeotanais quenstedti

Malacostraca - Tanaidacea

Taxonomy
Palaeotanais quenstedti was named by Reiff (1936). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Palaeotanais.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Palaeotanais quenstedti Reiff p. 86 fig. 17,18
1986Palaeotanais quenstedi Schram et al. p. 139

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
Mancoida
orderTanaidaceaDana 1849
suborderApseudomorpha(Sieg 1980)
superfamilyJurapseudoidea
genusPalaeotanais
speciesquenstedtiReiff 1936

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available