Syncarida
Syncarida is a superorder of crustaceans, comprising the two extant orders Anaspidacea and Bathynellacea,[1][2] and the extinct order Palaeocaridacea.[3]
| Syncarida | |
|---|---|
| Koonunga cursor | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Subclass: | Eumalacostraca |
| Superorder: | Syncarida Packard, 1885 |
| Orders | |
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Taxonomy
Fifty-nine living genera are known, in six families:[4]
- Anaspidacea Calman, 1904
- Anaspididae Thomson, 1893
- Koonungidae Sayce, 1908
- Psammaspididae Schminke, 1974
- Stygocarididae Noodt, 1963
- Bathynellacea Chappuis, 1915
- Bathynellidae Grobben, 1904
- Parabathynellidae Noodt, 1965
References
- "Syncarida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
- Todd Haney (2004). "Classification". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
- A. I. Camacho & A. G. Valdecasas (2008). "Global diversity of syncarids (Syncarida; Crustacea) in freshwater". In E. V. Balian; C. Lévêque; H. Segers & K. Martens (eds.). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology. Vol. 198. Springer. pp. 257–266. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_28.
- Estela C. Lopretto & Juan J. Morrone (1998). "Anaspidacea, Bathynellacea (Crustacea, Syncarida), generalised tracks, and the biogeographical relationships of South America". Zoologica Scripta. 27 (4): 311–318. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00463.x.
- Media related to Syncarida at Wikimedia Commons
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