†Branchiocaris Briggs 1976 (arthropod)
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Parent taxon: Hymenostraca according to T. A. Hegna et al. 2020
See also Bambach et al. 2007, Briggs et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ercaicunia, Hymenocarididae, Hymenocaris, Multicrustacea, Nereocaris, Oligostraca, Tokummia
Subtaxa: Branchiocaris malongensis Branchiocaris pretiosa Branchiocaris xundianensis Branchiocaris yiliangensis Branchiocaris yunnanensis
Type: Protocaris pretiosa
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Delamaran of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (1: Utah)
• Cambrian of Canada (3: Brithish Columbia, British Columbia), China (26), United States (4: Utah)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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