Concavicaris Rolfe 1961 (crustacean)

Thylacocephala - Concavicarida - Concavicarididae

Synonym: Colpocaris Meek 1872 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Concavicarididae according to F. R. Schram 2014

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Harrycaris

Subtaxa: Concavicaris bradleyi Concavicaris campi Concavicaris desiderata Concavicaris elytroides Concavicaris georgeorum Concavicaris glenisteri Concavicaris incola Concavicaris milesi Concavicaris playfordi Concavicaris remipes Concavicaris sinuata Concavicaris woodfordi

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Type: Ceratiocaris sinuatus

Ecology: nektobenthic omnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (6: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska collections)

• Devonian of Australia (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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