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Rhinocaris

Malacostraca - Archaeostraca

Taxonomy
Rhinocaris is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Rhinocarididae.

It was assigned to Rhinocarididae by Brooks et al. (1969); to Archaeostraca by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhinocaridina by Briggs et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Rhinocaris Brooks et al. p. R321
2002Rhinocaris Sepkoski
2004Rhinocaris Briggs et al. p. 136

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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
suborderRhinocaridina
genusRhinocaris

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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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: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) R. ehlersi (38459 38460 38462 38469)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) R. ehlersi (38475)