IRMNG - Lynceidae

IRMNG taxon details

Lynceidae

IRMNG_ID

109610 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109610)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Diplostraca

Direct children (9)

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Genus Lynceiopsis Daday, 1912
Genus Lynceus O.F. Müller, 1776
Genus Paralimnetis Gurney, 1931
Genus Hedessa Liévin, 1848 accepted as Lynceus O.F. Müller, 1776
Genus Lyceus Gistl, 1848 accepted as Lynceus O.F. Müller, 1776
Genus Lyncaeus Duméril, 1805 accepted as Lynceus O.F. Müller, 1776
Genus Palaeolynceus † accepted as Paleolynceus Tasch, 1956 † accepted as Lynceus O.F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Paleolynceus Tasch, 1956 † accepted as Lynceus O.F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Genus Limnetis Loven, 1846 (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Lynceidae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109610 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-11-07 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

current name source Martin, J. W.; Davis, G. E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series (Los Angeles), 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles. VII, 123 pp. [details]

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

habitat flag source Dumont & Negrea 2002 [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Branchiopoda (Class) > Phyllopoda (Subclass) > Diplostraca (Order) > Laevicaudata (Suborder) > Lynceidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Water fleas, freshwater (Parker) [details]

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