Willemoesiocaris Van Straelen 1924 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Polychelidae

Parent taxon: Polychelidae according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2013

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antarcticheles, Pentacheles, Polycheles, Willemoesia

Subtaxa: Willemoesiocaris ovalis

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Type: Palaeopentacheles ovalis

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (MNHN collection) (Jurassic of France)

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