Victoriacaris Hegna et al. 2014 (crustacean)

Thylacocephala

Full reference: T. A. Hegna, F. J. Vega, and K. A. González-Rodríguez. 2014. First Mesozoic thylacocephalans (Arthropoda, Crustacea; Cretaceous) in the western hemisphere: new discoveries from the Muhi Quarry Lagerstätte. Journal of Paleontology 88(3):606-616

Parent taxon: Thylacocephala according to T. A. Hegna et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Ainiktozoon, Ankitokazocaris, Concavicarida, Conchyliocarida, Eodollocaris, Ligulacaris, Paraostenia, Polzia, Rugocaris, Silesicaris, Thylacares

Subtaxa: Victoriacaris muhiensis

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Ecology: nektobenthic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Muhi quarry (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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