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Papiliomaris

Taxonomy

Species
P. kluessendorfae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Papiliomaris Anderson et al. p. 821 figs. Figures 2–5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
genusPapiliomaris

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G. †Papiliomaris Anderson et al. 2025
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Papiliomaris kluessendorfae Anderson et al. 2025
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. P. Anderson et al. 2025Bivalved arthropod with two tagmata. Near circular to
ellipsoid valves attached anteriorly in vicinity of fourth or fifth
cephalic somite. Remaining hinge disconnected from cephalon.
Valves covering posterior three to four head appendages. Unira-
mous antennae on second and third somites. Robust, annulated,
coarsely setose primary antennae extending anterodistally, can
recurve posteriorly. Second antenna on third somite delicate and
elongate with closely set rows of setae. Posterior three cephalic
limbs elongate and somewhat flexible with at least two rows of
filamentous setae. The third of these elongate appendages, found on
the sixth somite, noticeably smaller compared to two preceding
it. Short trunk, 10 13 segments decreasing in width posteriorly.
Raised central ridge along dorsal tergites. Small pleurae extending
posterodistally from each tergite. Homogenous bifurcated rod-like
or uniramous paddle trunk limbs. Trunk terminating with reduced
telson.