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Caryocarididae

Malacostraca - Archaeostraca - Caryocarididae

Taxonomy
Caryocarididae was named by Racheboeuf et al. (2000). Its type is Caryocaris.

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Whittle et al. (2007); to Phyllocarida by Kiessling (2008); and to Caryocaridina by Collette and Hagadorn (2010).

Subtaxa
Caryocaris (type genus), Haplocaris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Caryocarididae Racheboeuf et al.
2007Caryocarididae Whittle et al.
2008Caryocarididae Kiessling
2010Caryocarididae Collette and Hagadorn p. 811

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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()
subclassPhyllocarida(Packard 1879)
orderArchaeostracaClaus 1888
suborderCaryocaridina
familyCaryocarididaeRacheboeuf et al. 2000
familyCaryocarididaeRacheboeuf et al. 2000

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.

Fm. †Caryocarididae Racheboeuf et al. 2000
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G. †Caryocaris Salter 1863
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Subg. †Caryocaris (Rhinopterocaris) Chlupac 1970
†Caryocaris cedarbergensis Whittle et al. 2007
†Caryocaris subula Chlupac 1970
†Caryocaris wrightii Salter 1863
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Invalid names: Caryocaris marri Hicks 1876 [synonym]
G. †Haplocaris Collette and Hagadorn 2010
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†Haplocaris stewarti Jell 1980
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Invalid names: Rhinopterocaris maccoyi Collette and Hagadorn 2010 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:34:55
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:34:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Arenigian to the top of the Ashgill or 478.60000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (GuangDong) Caryocaris sp. (4675)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) Caryocaris sp. (7712)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Northwest Terrorities) Caryocaris sp. (415)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Caryocaris sp. (204004)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Caryocaris sp. (203995)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (Nevada) Caryocaris sp. (203996)
Ningkuo478.6 - 468.1China (ZheJiang) Caryocaris sp. (7812)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia Caryocaris sp. (8785)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hunan) Caryocaris sp. (7711)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GuangDong) Caryocaris sp. (4674)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (QingHai) Caryocaris sp. (8687)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Norway Caryocaris sp. (3184)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0Czech Republic Caryocaris sp. (3841)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4USA (Alaska) Caryocaris sp. (114857)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Argentina Caryocaris sp. (9034)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (QingHai) Caryocaris sp. (8686)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Caryocaris sp. (303)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (Alaska) Caryocaris sp. (114859 114974)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Caryocaris sp. (3857)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic Caryocaris sp. (3860)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Caryocaris sp. (114846 114847 114851 114854)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.4 - 443.7USA (Alaska) Caryocaris sp. (114976)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Caryocaris sp. (328)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4South Africa Caryocaris cedarbergensis (26994)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Caryocaris sp. (528)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Caryocaris sp. (468)