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Ammotheidae (disused)

Pycnogonida - Pantopoda - Ammotheidae

Taxonomy
Ammotheidae was named by Dohrn (1881). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pantopoda by Dunlop et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Ammotheidae Dohrn
1891Eurycididae Sars
1913Oorhynchidae Schimkewitsch
1913Tanystylidae Shimkevich
1978Ammothellidae Fry
1978Ephyrogymnidae Fry
1978Paranymphonidae Fry
1978Sericosuridae Fry
1978Trygaeidae Fry
2020Ammotheidae Dunlop et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classPycnogonidaLatreille 1810
orderPantopodaGerstaecker 1863
familyAmmotheidaeDohrn 1881
familyAmmotheidaeDohrn 1881

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. Ammotheidae Dohrn 1881
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Invalid names: Ammothellidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Ephyrogymnidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Eurycididae Sars 1891 [synonym], Oorhynchidae Schimkewitsch 1913 [synonym], Paranymphonidae Fry 1978 [synonym], Sericosuridae Fry 1978 [synonym], Tanystylidae Shimkevich 1913 [synonym], Trygaeidae Fry 1978 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:21:13
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:22:33
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available