Cumoniscidae
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Cumoniscidae is a family of crustaceans in the class Tantulocarida, classified under the superclass Multicrustacea.[1] The family was previously known as Deoterthridae, but Cumoniscidae was determined to be senior subjective synonym.[1][2]
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Cumoniscidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Tantulocarida |
Family: | Cumoniscidae Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1923[1] |
Genera | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Deoterthridae Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987 |
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The family contains the following genera:[1]
- Amphitantulus Boxshall & Vader, 1993
- Aphotocentor Huys, 1991
- Arcticotantulus Kornev, Tchesunov & Rybnikov, 2004
- Boreotantulus Huys & Boxshall, 1988
- Campyloxiphos Huys, 1991
- Coralliotantulus Huys, 1991
- Cumoniscus Bonnier, 1903
- Deoterthron Bradford & Hewitt, 1980
- Dicrotrichura Huys, 1989
- Itoitantulus Huys, Ohtsuka Boxshall & Itô, 1992
- Tantulacus Huys, Andersen & Kristensen, 1992
The genus Onceroxenus Boxshall & Lincoln, 1987 was previously place in this family but is now placed in the monotypic family Onceroxenidae.[3]