Alternative spelling: Meristosomo
Parent taxon: Arthropoda according to S. Pates et al. 2021
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actaeus, Agonata, Almenia, Aptera, Arachnoidea, Blattina splendens, Bradoriida, Branchiata, Bundenbachiellus, Burgessia, Clypecaris, Cryptocaris, Dalmaniopsis, Devonopilio, Devonopilio hutchinsoni, Dicerocaris, Dinopilio parvus, Dongshanocaris, Douglasocaris, Emeiella, Ercaia, Esmeraldacaris, Euthycarcinoidea, Forfexicaris, Gaoqiaioella, Geracus, Geracus tubifer, Gigantopleurida, Goticaris, Graeophonus, Guangweicarididae, Habelia, Hanburia, Henningsmoenicaris, Hexapoda, Huangshandongia, Jianfengia, Jiucunella, Kablikia, Kampecaris obanensis, Kleptothule, Kounicia, Liantuoia, Libellula carbonaria, Longquania, Marrelomorpha, Merostomoidea, Molaria, Monoculus, Motina, Myriapoda, Naptile, Notchia, Occacaris, Odaraiida, Orstenocarida, Palaeophonus arctus, Panlongia, Paratrilobita, Parioscorpio, Parvancorinomorpha, Pauloterminus, Pedestria, Pisinnocaris, Platicytes, Plenocaris, Pleurolycosa, Pleurolycosa prolifera, Poliochera pustulatus, Priscansermarinus, Proricaris, Protocaris, Pseudarthron, Pseudoiulia, Pycnogonida, Pygmaclypeatus, Rhombicalvaria, Rhynimonstrum, Schizodiscus, Scorpionida, Serracaris, Shankouia, Skaracarida, Synistata, Tanglangia, Tuzoida, Unogata, Utahcaris, Walossekia, Marrellomorpha, Megadictyon, Artiopoda, Radiodonta, Hadranax, Deuteropoda, Arachnomorpha, Dinocarida, Jianshanopodia, Siberion, Proschizoramia
Subtaxa: Meristosoma paradoxum
Type: Meristosoma paradoxum
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (4: Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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