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Arthropoda – Arthropodes
As in similar groups the classification of the arthropodes has changed and is arranged differently according to the source used. This is especially the case with the Crustaceans, where classifications differ a lot. Here we show a simple one of the currently used taxonomies. The list of orders and families doesn´t try to be complete but is following the homeopathic usage.
a) Chelicerata Subphylum
Merostomata Class
Xiphosura – Horseshoe Crabs Order
Limulidae Family
Arachnida – Arachnids (Spiderlike) Class
Scorpiones – Scorpions Order
Araneae – Spiders Order
Opilionida – Daddy-long-legs Order
Acarina – Mites Order
b) Diantennata: Crustacea - Crustaceans Subphylum
Branchiopoda Class
Onychura - Water fleas Order
Maxillopoda Class
Cirripedia Order
Balanidae - Barnacles Family
Malacostraca Class
Decapoda – Crabs and Shrimps Order
Astacidae - Crawfish Family
Cacridae - Crabs Family
Crangonidae - Shrimps Family
Nephropidae - Lobsters Family
Paguridae - Hermit Crabs Family
Isopoda – Asseln – Isopods Order
Euphausiacea - Krill Order
c) Tracheata – Tracheates Subphylum
Myriopoda – Millipeds Class
Scolopendromorpha – Centipeds Order
Insecta (Hexapoda) – Insects Class
Ephemeroptera – Mayflies Orders
Odonata – Dragonflies ↓
Blattaria – Cockroaches
Mantodea – Mantids
Dermaptera – Earwigs
Saltatoria – Locusts
Anoplura – Sucking Lice
Heteroptera – Bugs
Homoptera
Coleoptera – Beetles
Hymenoptera – Ants, Bees and Wasps
Siphonaptera – Fleas
Diptera – True Flies
Lepidoptera – Butterflies + Moths
d) Trilobita – Trilobites † (fossil) Subphylum