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Smilium

Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae

Taxonomy
Smilium was named by Leach (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 346]. It is extant. Its type is Smilium peronii.

It was assigned to Calanticinae by Buckeridge (1983); to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calanticidae by Jones (2007) and Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Smilium Leach
1983Smilium Buckeridge p. 36
2002Smilium Sepkoski
2007Smilium Jones p. 291
2021Smilium Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderCalanticomorpha
familyCalanticidaeZevina 1978
genusSmiliumLeach 1825

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.

G. Smilium Leach 1825
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Smilium calanticoideum Buckeridge 1983
Smilium peronii Gray 1825
Smilium subplanum Withers 1913
Smilium tortachillense Buckeridge 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available