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Atropicaris

Thylacocephala - Concavicarida - Microcarididae

Taxonomy
Atropicaris was named by Arduini and Brasca (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-l Sepkoski's reference number: 619,693]. It is not extant. Its type is Atropicaris rostrata.

It was assigned to Conchyliocarida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Microcarididae by Schram (2014), Ehiro and Kato (2015).

Species
A. rostrata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Atropicaris Arduini and Brasca
2002Atropicaris Sepkoski
2014Atropicaris Schram p. 352
2015Atropicaris Ehiro and Kato p. 274

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrĂ¼nnich 1772
EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
orderConcavicaridaBriggs and Rolfe 1983
familyMicrocarididaeSchram 2014
genusAtropicarisArduini and Brasca 1984

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.

G. †Atropicaris Arduini and Brasca 1984
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Atropicaris rostrata Arduini and Brasca 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available