Taxonomy Profile: Paratanaidae (Lang 1949)

Paratanaidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Paratanaididae
Lang 1949
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Paratanaidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Crustacea
crustaceans |
crustáceo |
crustacés |
Class : Malacostraca
Subclass : Eumalacostraca
Superorder : Peracarida
barata da praia |
pulga da praia |
tatuzinho de jardim |
Order : Tanaidacea
tanaidaceans |
Suborder : Tanaidomorpha
Superfamily : Paratanaoidea
Family : Paratanaidae
Paratanaidae Direct Children(s):
Bathytanais
(Beddard 1886)
Paratanais
(Dana 1852)
Paratanaidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Kim Larsen
Notes:
Department of Oceanography, Texas A & M University, 3146, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Reference for:
Paratanaidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Paratanaidae
Source:
Supraspecific Taxa of the Crustacean Order Tanaidacea
Acquired:
2003-09-23
Notes:
Maintained by Richard W. Heard, Gary Anderson, and Kim Larsen, and available at: http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/tanaids/tanaidtaxa.html
Reference for:
Paratanaidae
Source:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31
Acquired:
2004-05-18
Notes:
McLaughlin et al. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31
Reference for:
Paratanaidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Martin, Joel W., and George E. Davis
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-12-14 / 2001-12-14
Article/Chapter Title:
An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Science Series 39
Page(s):
124
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1-891276-27-1
Notes:
Reference for:
Paratanaidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Larsen, K., and G. D. F. Wilson
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-12-01 / 2002-12-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Tanaidacean phylogeny, the first step: the superfamily Paratanaidoidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, vol. 40, no. 4
Page(s):
205-222
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0947-5745
Notes:
Reference for:
Paratanaidae
Paratanaidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Paratanaidae: Comments
Comment:
Larsen & Wilson (2002) apparently corrected Paratanaidae to Paratanaididae, to make it "agree with the presumed Latin stem 'tanaid-'." However, Article 29.5 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999) indicates that in such cases the spelling in prevailing usage is to be maintained. Accordingly, Larsen (personal communication, September 2003) suggests retaining the spelling Paratanaidae