A new classification of the Chirostyloidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura)
Author
Schnabel, Kareen E.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 14901, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand.
Author
Ahyong, Shane T.
Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010 Australia. E-mail: shane. ahyong @ austmus. gov. au
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-11-25
2687
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56
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2687.1.4
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2687.1.4
1175-5326
5301281
Eumunididae
A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1900, stat. nov.
(
Fig. 1
,
2A, B, G, H
)
Eumunidiens A.
Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894: 299
, 308, 312. —
Bouvier, 1896: 312
. — A.
Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1897: 8
, 116 [vernacular name, unavailable].
Eumunidae A.
Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900: 364
.
Diagnosis.
Carapace cordiform, elongate, with transverse striae; posterolateral margin entire, not excavated; rostrum spiniform, flanked by mesial and usually also lateral supraocular spines; lateral supraocular spine well developed (
Eumunida
), minute or obsolete (
Pseudomunida
). Cervical groove distinct. Basal article of ocular peduncle obscured in dorsal view by rostral and supraocular spines. Anterolateral margin of abdominal somite 2 with prominent anterolaterally directed spine. Sternite 3 anterior margin transversely sinuous or irregular, not strongly produced anteriorly. Eyes well developed. Basal antennular article unarmed. Antennal peduncle consisting of 5 articles; acicle present. Mandibular cutting edge calcified, tridentate, with tooth at either end and single median tooth. Maxilliped 1 with well-developed epipod; exopod flagellum annulated in distal portion. Maxilliped 3 to pereopod 4 each with 2 arthrobranchs (vestigial on maxilliped 3). Pereopod 5 with 1 arthrobranch only. Pereopods 2–4 with pleurobranch. Male pleopod 1 absent. Male pleopod 2 vestigial or absent. Male pleopods 3–5 present or absent.
Type
genus.
Eumunida
Smith, 1883
, by monotypy.
Composition.
Eumunida
Smith, 1883
,
Pseudomunida
Haig, 1979
.
Remarks.
The Eumunidiens group of A.
Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894
, was used in the vernacular sense and as such is an informal name and not available under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (see
Ng
et al.
2008
for discussion of vernacular names as used by A. Milne-Edwards and Bouvier). However, A.
Milne-Edwards & Bouvier (1900)
, regarding
Eumunida
as belonging to a Tribe within the Diptycinae, used the Latinized form, Eumunidae, and thus validated the name. Eumunidae has not since been used. In now recognising a separate family,
Eumunididae
, for
Eumunida
and
Pseudomunida
, we attribute authorship to A.
Milne-Edwards & Bouvier (1900)
.