There are not five clean cut classes of arthropoda. There are
three classes under the subphylum Chelicerata, which are:
Pycnogonida, Merostomata, and Arachnida. Then under the subphylum
Mandibulata, there are three superclasses: Myriapoda, Crustacea,
and Hexapoda. Myriapoda has four classes: Chilopoda, Diplopoda,
Pauropoda, and Symphyla. Crustacea have six classes: Ostracoda,
Maxillopoda, Remipedia, Cephalocarida, Branchiopoda, and
Malacostraca. The Hexapoda superclass has four classes: Collembola,
Protura, Diplura, and Insecta.