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Stanleycaris

Radiodonta - Hurdiidae

Species
S. hirpex (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Stanleycaris Caron et al. p. 107
2018Stanleycaris Lerosey-Aubril and Pates p. SOM
2018Stanleycaris Pates et al. p. 107
2021Stanleycaris Pates et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
orderRadiodontaCollins 1996
familyHurdiidae
genusStanleycaris

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Stanleycaris Caron et al. 2010
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Stanleycaris hirpex Pates et al. 2018
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Pates et al. 2018Frontal appendage with 11 distally tapering podomeres; one robust double-pointed or single-pointed spine projects from the dorsal surface of P2–11 either vertically or at an oblique angle; P2–6 bear a spinous ventral blade slightly curved distally 2–3 times the length (sag.) of the height (sag.) of the dorsal spines (adapted from Caron et al. 2010).