Full reference: S. Conway Morris and R. A. Robison. 1988. More soft-bodied animals and algae from the Middle Cambrian of Utah and British Columbia. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 122:1-48
Parent taxon: Arthropoda according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actaeus, Agonata, Almenia, Aptera, Arachnoidea, Armadillidium molassicum, Armadillidium payangadensis, Blattina splendens, Bradoriida, Branchiata, Bundenbachiellus, Burgessia, Clypecaris, Crustacea, Dalmaniopsis, Devonopilio, Devonopilio hutchinsoni, Dicerocaris, Dinopilio parvus, Dongshanocaris, Douglasocaris, Emeiella, Ercaia, Esmeraldacaris, Euthycarcinoidea, Forfexicaris, Gaoqiaioella, Geracus, Geracus tubifer, Gigantopleurida, Goticaris, Guangweicarididae, Habelia, Hanburia, Henningsmoenicaris, Huangshandongia, Jianfengia, Jiucunella, Kablikia, Kampecaris obanensis, Keurbos, Kleptothule, Kounicia, Liantuoia, Longquania, Marrelomorpha, Meristosoma, Merostomoidea, Monoculus, Motina, Myriapoda, Naptile, Notchia, Occacaris, Odaraiida, Orstenocarida, Palaeophonus arctus, Panlongia, Paratrilobita, Parvancorinomorpha, Parvibellus, Pauloterminus, Pedestria, Pisinnocaris, Platicytes, Plenocaris, Pleurolycosa, Pleurolycosa prolifera, Poliochera pustulatus, Priscansermarinus, Proricaris, Protocaris, Pseudoiulia, Pycnogonida, Pygmaclypeatus, Rhynimonstrum, Schizodiscus, Scorpionida, Serracaris, Shankouia, Skaracarida, Sunellidae, Synistata, Tanglangia, Tuzoida, Unogata, Zagoracaris, Megadictyon, Deuteropoda, Radiodonta, Marrellomorpha, Arachnomorpha, Dinocarida, Artiopoda, Parioscorpio, Youti, Siberion, Hadranax, Proschizoramia
Subtaxa: Utahcaris orion
Type: Utahcaris orion
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Lead Bell Shale, location: 781 (Cambrian of Utah)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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