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Utahcaris orion

Taxonomy
Utahcaris orion was named by Conway Morris and Robison (1988). Its type specimen is KUMIP 204784 and is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Utahcaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Utahcaris orion Conway Morris and Robison pp. 31-33 figs. 21-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
genusUtahcaris
speciesorion

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.

Utahcaris orion Conway Morris and Robison 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-04-21 12:17:43
Modified: 2009-04-21 14:17:43
Source: g = genus
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Utahcaris orion (77218)