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Pectocaris

Odaraiida - Pectocariidae

Taxonomy
Pectocaris was named by Hou (1999).

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Pectocariidae by Jin et al. (2021).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Odaraia Brooks et al. p. R326
1999Pectocaris Hou
2002Odaraia Sepkoski
2007Odaraia Bambach et al. p. S78
2007Pectocaris Bambach et al. p. S78
2021Pectocaris Jin et al. p. 1782

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
orderOdaraiidaSimonetta and Delle Cave 1975
familyPectocariidaeHou 1999
genusPectocarisHou 1999

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.

G. †Pectocaris Hou 1999
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Pectocaris spatiosa Hou 1999
Invalid names: Odaraia [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Jin et al. 2021Pectocaridid with elongate carapace cover- ing about one half of total body length. Stalked eyes and an- terior part of head protruding beyond carapace. Trunk multi- segmented with only cephalothorax bearing biramous appen- dages. Endopod multi-segmented. Exopod flap-like, fringed with short setae. Telson elongate, with a pair of tailfans bordered by marginal setae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:56:02
Modified: 2010-08-27 09:24:59
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Early/Lower Cambrian or 521.00000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) Pectocaris indet. (185938 185939)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Odaraia eurypetala (68083 86845) P. spatiosa (90164)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) P. spatiosa (132327 132330 194143)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Odaraia alata (84412 84419 84420 84422 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84434 84435 84437)