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Malacostraca

Class

The largest class of crustaceans, with a body typically divided into a head, a thorax bearing walking legs, and a segmented abdomen. Malacostraca includes crabs, lobsters, shrimp, crayfish and the terrestrial woodlice, and dominates crustacean diversity in both marine and freshwater environments.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
40,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Scientific Name
Malacostraca 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Arthropoda, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Antarctic Krill, Species
Source Wikidata: Antarctic Krill
Common Pill Woodlouse, Species
Source Wikidata: Common Pill Woodlouse
Common Rough Woodlouse, Species
Source Wikidata: Common Rough Woodlouse
Cymothoa exigua, Species
Source Wikidata: Tongue-eating Louse
Gammarus Pulex, Species
Source Wikidata: Gammarus Pulex
Northern Krill, Species
Source Wikidata: Northern Krill
Pacific Krill, Species
Source Wikidata: Pacific Krill
Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Species
Source Wikidata: Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Porcellio dilatatus, Species
Source Wikidata: Porcellio dilatatus
Porcellio monticola, Species
Source Wikidata: Porcellio monticola
Porcellio scaber, Species
Source Wikidata: Common Rough Woodlouse
Sea Slater, Species
Source Wikidata: Sea Slater
Skeleton Shrimp, Species
Source Wikidata: Skeleton Shrimp
Squilla Mantis, Species
Source Wikidata: Squilla Mantis
Tongue-eating Louse, Species
Source Wikidata: Tongue-eating Louse
Whale Louse, Species
Source Wikidata: Whale Louse
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ182978, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Malacostraca
Wikidata Q182978, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Antarctic Krill
Parent Taxon Of: Antarctic Krill, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Skeleton Shrimp
Parent Taxon Of: Skeleton Shrimp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Tongue-eating Louse
  • Parent Taxon Of: Tongue-eating Louse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Cymothoa exigua, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Wikidata: Gammarus Pulex
Parent Taxon Of: Gammarus Pulex, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Whale Louse
Parent Taxon Of: Whale Louse, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Northern Krill
Parent Taxon Of: Northern Krill, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Pacific Krill
Parent Taxon Of: Pacific Krill, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Sea Slater
Parent Taxon Of: Sea Slater, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Squilla Mantis
Parent Taxon Of: Squilla Mantis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Parent Taxon Of: Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Common Pill Woodlouse
Parent Taxon Of: Common Pill Woodlouse, Wikidata P171View the Source
Wikidata: Common Rough Woodlouse
  • Parent Taxon Of: Common Rough Woodlouse, Wikidata P171
  • Parent Taxon Of: Porcellio scaber, Wikidata P171
View the Source
Wikidata: Porcellio monticola
Parent Taxon Of: Porcellio monticola, Wikidata P171View the Source
Wikidata: Porcellio dilatatus
Parent Taxon Of: Porcellio dilatatus, Wikidata P171View the Source
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