†Aenigmacaris Schram and Horner 1978 (arthropod)
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Malacostraca - Aeschronectida - Aenigmacarididae
Full reference: F. R. Schram and J. Horner. 1978. Crustacea of the Mississippian Bear Gulch Limestone of Central Montana. Journal of Paleontology 52(2):394-406
Parent taxon: Aenigmacarididae according to F. R. Schram and J. M. Schram 1979
See also Klompmaker et al. 2025 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Aenigmacaris cornigerum Aenigmacaris minima
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: New Mexico collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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