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Nereocaris

Taxonomy
Nereocaris was named by Legg et al. (2012). It is not extant. Its type is Nereocaris exilis.

It was assigned to Hymenostraca by Hegna et al. (2020).

Species
N. exilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Nereocaris Legg et al.
2020Nereocaris Hegna et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
genusNereocarisLegg et al. 2012

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. †Nereocaris Legg et al. 2012
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Nereocaris exilis Legg et al. 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available