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Romaleon branneri

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae

Taxonomy
Cancer branneri was named by Rathbun (1926). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cancer (Romaleon) branneri by Nations (1975); it was recombined as Romaleon branneri by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2000) and Schweitzer et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Cancer branneri Rathbun p. 63 figs. Plate 16, Fig. 4
1975Cancer (Romaleon) branneri Nations p. 33 figs. 4, 15, 16, 31-1, 31-2
2000Romaleon branneri Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 243
2010Romaleon branneri Schweitzer et al. p. 102

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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()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCancroideaLatreille 1802
familyCancridae()
subfamilyCancrinaeLatreille 1802
genusRomaleonGistl 1848
speciesbranneri()

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.

Romaleon branneri Rathbun 1926
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Diagnosis
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