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Quasicaris

Branchiopoda

Taxonomy
Quasicaris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phyllocarida by Rolfe (1961); and to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Pterocaris Barrande p. 464
1961Quasicaris Rolfe
2002Quasicaris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
classBranchiopodaLatreille 1817
subclassPhyllopoda
genusQuasicaris

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.

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Invalid names: Pterocaris Barrande 1872 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: suspension feederc
Diet 2: detritivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 10:04:49
Modified: 2010-02-04 14:45:55
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Letna to the top of the Harnagian or 460.90000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 457.2Czech Republic Q. bohemica (3861)