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Cretitanaidae

Malacostraca - Tanaidacea - Cretitanaidae

Taxonomy
Cretitanaidae was named by Schram et al. (1986). Its type is Cretitanais.

It was assigned to Cretitanaoidea by Schram et al. (1986).

Subtaxa
Cretitanais (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Cretitanaidae 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
suborderTanaidomorphaSieg 1980
superfamilyCretitanaoidea
familyCretitanaidae
familyCretitanaidae

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.

Fm. †Cretitanaidae Schram et al. 1986
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G. †Cretitanais Schram et al. 1986
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Cretitanais giganteus Malzahn 1979
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

Age range: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Ophthalmapseudes giganteus (91586)