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Palaeocaridacea

Malacostraca - Palaeocaridacea

Taxonomy
Palaeocaridacea was named by Brooks (1962). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Malacostraca by Schram and Schram (1979); and to Syncarida by Brooks et al. (1969), Schram (1979) and Hegna et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Palaeocaridacea Brooks
1969Palaeocaridacea Brooks et al. p. R355
1979Palaeocaridacea Schram p. 103
1979Palaeocaridacea Schram and Schram p. 169
2020Palaeocaridacea Hegna et al. p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderSyncaridaPackard 1885
orderPalaeocaridaceaBrooks 1962
orderPalaeocaridaceaBrooks 1962

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.

Or. †Palaeocaridacea Brooks 1962
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Fm. †Palaeocarididae Meek and Worthen 1865
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G. †Minicaris Schram 1979
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Minicaris brandi Schram 1979
G. †Palaeocaris Meek and Worthen 1865
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Palaeocaris retractata Calman 1932
Palaeocaris secretanae Schram 1984
Palaeocaris typus Meek and Worthen 1865
G. †Palaeosyncaris Brooks 1962
Fm. †Pleurocarididae Chappuis 1915
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G. †Pleurocaris Calman 1911
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Pleurocaris annulatus Calman 1911
Fm. †Squillitidae Schram and Schram 1974
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G. †Praeanaspides Woodward 1908
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Praeanaspides praecursor Woodward 1908
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Invalid names: Palaeocaris lansboroughi Peach 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available