Subclass Entomostraca (Noun)
Meaning
In some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The subclass Entomostraca was once a widely accepted grouping of crustaceans, but it has largely fallen out of favor among modern taxonomists.
- In the past, the subclass Entomostraca was used to describe a diverse range of small crustaceans, including fairy shrimp and copepods.
- The subclass Entomostraca was originally proposed by the Swedish botanist and zoologist Carolus Linnaeus in the 18th century.
- Some older textbooks still refer to the subclass Entomostraca, but this term is no longer used in modern scientific literature.
- The subclass Entomostraca was once thought to be a distinct group of crustaceans, but it has since been broken up into several separate orders and subclasses.