Fujianocaris bifurcatus Taylor et al. 1998 (arthropod)

Malacostraca - Eumalacostraca - Tylocarididae

Full reference: R. S. Taylor, Y. B. Shen, and F. R. Schram. 1998. New pygocephalomorph crustaceans from the Permian of China and their phylogenetic relationships. Palaeontology 41(5):815-834

Belongs to Fujianocaris according to R. S. Taylor et al. 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NIGP 126323, an exoskeleton (Carapace and associated abdomen). Its type locality is Xiangshuping, No 25 coal bed, Changta coal mine, Nanjing County, which is in a Capitanian coastal siliciclastic in the Tongziyan Formation of China.

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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