Palaeocaris Meek and Worthen 1865 (arthropod)

Malacostraca - Palaeocaridacea - Palaeocarididae

Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1865. Notice of some new types of organic remains from the Coal Measures of Illinois. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17:41-53

Parent taxon: Palaeocarididae according to V. Perrier et al. 2006

See also Brooks et al. 1969, Meek and Worthen 1865 and Schram 1979

Sister taxa: Minicaris, Palaeosyncaris

Subtaxa: Palaeocaris retractata Palaeocaris secretanae Palaeocaris typus

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Type: Palaeocaris typus

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Illinois)

• Devonian of United States (1: New York)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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