†family Sairocarididae Schram 1973 (arthropod)

Malacostraca - Hoplostraca - Sairocarididae

Alternative spelling: Sairocariidae

Full reference: F.R. Schram. 1973. On some phyllocarids and the origin of the Hoplocarida. Fieldiana Geology 26(2):77-94

Parent taxon: Hoplostraca according to F. R. Schram 1979

See also Hegna et al. 2020 and Schram 1973

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Aridelocaris Kellibrooksia Sairocaris

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Type: Sairocaris

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Ohio collections)

• Devonian of Poland (1), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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