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Dicranocaris guntherorum

Taxonomy
Dicranocaris guntherorum was named by Briggs et al. (2008) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; North America.]. Its type specimen is UU 06011.03, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Dicranocaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Dicranocaris guntherorum Briggs et al. p. 245 figs. fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Life
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumArachnomorphaLameere 1890
genusDicranocaris
speciesguntherorum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Dicranocaris guntherorum Briggs et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
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