Cascolus Siveter et al. 2017 (arthropod)

Malacostraca - Leptostraca

Full reference: D.J. Siveter, D.E.G. Briggs, D.J. Siveter, M.D. Sutton, and D. Legg. 2017. A new crustacean from the Herefordshire (Silurian) Lagerstatte, UK, and its significance in malacostracan evolution. Proceeding of the Royal Society B 284:20170279

Parent taxon: Leptostraca according to D.J. Siveter et al. 2017

See also Hegna et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Levinebalia, Nebaliidae, Rhabdouraeidae

Subtaxa: Cascolus ravitis

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Type: Cascolus ravitis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Herefordshire Konservat-Lagerstätte (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

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