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Malacostraca
Taxonomy
Malacostraca was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Crustacea by Martin (1904), Bengtson (1992), Martin and Davis (2001), Kiessling (2003) and Briggs et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Crustacea by Martin (1904), Bengtson (1992), Martin and Davis (2001), Kiessling (2003) and Briggs et al. (2004).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1802 | Malacostraca Latreille |
| 1904 | Malacostraca Martin p. 94 |
| 1992 | Malacostraca Bengtson p. 1022 |
| 2001 | Malacostraca Martin and Davis p. 65 |
| 2002 | Malacostraca Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Malacostraca Kiessling |
| 2004 | Malacostraca Briggs et al. p. 131 |
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