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Sanctacaris
Taxonomy
Sanctacaris was named by Briggs and Collins (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-l Sepkoski's reference number: 804]. Its type is Sanctacaris uncata.
It was assigned to Merostomata by Sepkoski (2002); to Arachnomorpha by Briggs et al. (2008); and to Chelicerata by Dunlop et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Merostomata by Sepkoski (2002); to Arachnomorpha by Briggs et al. (2008); and to Chelicerata by Dunlop et al. (2020).
Species
S. uncata (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Sanctacaris Briggs and Collins |
| 2002 | Sanctacarus Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Sanctacaris Briggs et al. p. 243 |
| 2020 | Sanctacaris Dunlop et al. p. 7 |
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G. †Sanctacaris Briggs and Collins 1988
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†Sanctacaris uncata Briggs and Collins 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Cambrian | Canada (Brithish Columbia) | S. uncata (188662) |