Under arthropoda are Subphyla Chelicerata, Myriapoda, Crustacea, and Hexapoda. (There is also an extinct class Marrellomorpha and an the extinct Trilobite subphylum). The chelicerata, like Spiders, scorpions, mites, etc., get their name from having appendages appear before the mouth; myriapods like centipedes and millipedes characterized by a high count of body segments and legs; crustaceans like crabs, shrimp, woodlice characterized by their biramous (two-part) limbs and a specialized larval form; hexapoda named for their consolidated thorax with only three pairs of legs.
There are many classes below these subphyla.. here is a list:
Trilobita - trilobites (extinct)
Arachnida - spiders, scorpions, etc.
Merostomata - horseshoe crabs, eurypterids (extinct), etc.
Pycnogonida - sea spiders
Chilopoda - centipedes
Diplopoda - millipedes
Pauropoda - sister group to millipedes
Symphyla - resemble centipedes
Branchiopoda - brine shrimp etc.
Remipedia - blind crustaceans
Cephalocarida - horseshoe shrimp
Maxillopoda - barnacles, copepods, fish lice, etc.
Ostracoda - seed shrimp
Malacostraca - lobsters, crabs, shrimp, etc.
Insecta - insects
Entognatha - wingless
Camptophyllia (extinct class)
Marrellomorpha (one extinct species)
Some classes are still uncertain and debate is ongoing as to placement in the taxonomic tree.
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