Victoriacaris muhiensis 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

Belongs to Victoriacaris according to T. A. Hegna et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UAHMP-3852, a carapace

Ecology: nektobenthic omnivore

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

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