†Ankitokazocaris utatsuensis Ehiro and Kato 2015 (crustacean)
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Alternative combination: Kitakamicaris utatsuensis
Synonym: Miyagicaris costata Ehiro et al. 2019
Full reference: M. Ehiro and H. Kato. 2015. Taxonomic names, in Thylacocephala (Arthropoda) from the Lower Triassic of the South Kitakami Belt, northeast Japan. Paleontological Research 19:269-282
Belongs to Ankitokazocaris according to T. Laville et al. 2021
See also Ehiro and Kato 2015
Sister taxa: Ankitokazocaris acutirostris, Ankitokazocaris bandoi, Ankitokazocaris chaohuensis, Ankitokazocaris lariensis, Ankitokazocaris parva
Type specimens:
- Ankitokazocaris utatsuensis: IGPS 111448, a carapace. Its type locality is Cape Tatezaki, Utatsu, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Spathian marine siliciclastic in the Osawa Formation of Japan.
- Miyagicaris costata:
Ecology: nektobenthic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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