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Ursulinacaris

Radiodonta - Hurdiidae

Taxonomy
Ursulinacaris was named by Pates et al. (2019). It is not extant. Its type is Ursulinacaris grallae.

It was assigned to Hurdiidae by Pates et al. (2021), Luo et al. (2025).

Species
U. grallae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Ursulinacaris Pates et al.
2021Ursulinacaris Pates et al. p. 7
2025Ursulinacaris Luo et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
orderRadiodontaCollins 1996
familyHurdiidae
genusUrsulinacarisPates et al. 2019

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. †Ursulinacaris Pates et al. 2019
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†Ursulinacaris grallae Pates et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available