Sosiocaris Jones 2015 (arthropod)

Malacostraca - Eumalacostraca

Full reference: W. T. Jones. 2015. Taxonomic names, in New pygocephalomorph (Peracarida) from the Permian of the Sosio Valley (Sicily, Italy). Journal of Crustacean Biology 35:627-632

Parent taxon: Pygocephalomorpha according to W. T. Jones 2015

Sister taxa: Chaocaris, Hoplita, Jerometichenoriidae, Liocaris, Notocarididae, Pygocephalidae, Tealliocarididae, Tylocarididae

Subtaxa: Sosiocaris schrami

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Type: Sosiocaris schrami

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Pietra di Salomone megablock, MSNC collection, Sosio Valley, Sicily (Permian of Italy)

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