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Wikispecies

Proper noun

Eucarida

1. A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Eumalacostraca – various crustacea characterised by having the carapace fused to all thoracic segments, and by the possession of stalked eyes.

Hypernyms

• (superorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass

Hyponyms

• (superorder): Euphausiacea, Amphionidacea, Decapoda - orders

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521