Is crustacea both a subphylum and class?

[virtualmaster999]

Hi all,

I was looking over Feralis' notes on taxonomy and got stuck on this.

For the exam, should I know Crustacea as subphylum, class, or both??

Thanks in advance!

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[Typical Average Student]

I would know them as a class, I don't think the DAT would go into sub categories otherwise you'd have to know about superclass as well. If both categories show up on your DAT, then idk...

 

[DAT Destroyer]

Hi all,

I was looking over Feralis' notes on taxonomy and got stuck on this.

For the exam, should I know Crustacea as subphylum, class, or both??

Thanks in advance!

I would know both.

Usually Crustaceans are treated a subphylum. However, some classify it as Phylum Arthropods, class Crustacea.

Class is further divided into orders.

Crabs, Crayfish and Shrimp are classified as Decapoda order.

Hope this helps.

 

[virtualmaster999]

Thank you everyone!