Philyra (Leucosiidae)

Philyra malefactrix

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leucosioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Cladus: Antennopoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Leucosioidea

Familia: Leucosiidae
Subfamilia: Philyrinae
Genus: Philyra
Species: P. bicornis – P. collinsi – P. globus – P. malefactrix – P. scabriuscula – ...

Name

Philyra Leach, 1817

Type species: Leucosia globus Fabricius, 1775, subsequent designation by H. Milne-Edwards, 1837, in 1836–1844.

References

Primary references

• Leach W.E. 1817. The Zoological Miscellany, being descriptions of new or interesting animals. Vol. III. London: R.P. Nodder, v + [1] + 151 pp., pls. 121–150 (BHL)
• Galil, B.S. 2009. An examination of the genus Philyra Leach, 1817 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Leucosiidae) with descriptions of seven new genera and six new species. Zoosystema 31(2): 279–320. DOI: 10.5252/z2009n2a4 Reference page. 
• Karasawa, H. 2010. Philyra collinsi, new name for Philyra granulosa Morris and Collins, 1991 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (36): 131. PDF.