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Microcarididae

Thylacocephala - Concavicarida - Microcarididae

Taxonomy
Microcarididae was named by Schram (2014). Its type is Microcaris.

It was assigned to Concavicarida by Schram (2014), Ehiro and Kato (2015), Charbonnier (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Microcarididae Schram
2015Microcarididae Ehiro and Kato p. 274
2019Microcarididae Charbonnier p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
—EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
orderConcavicaridaBriggs and Rolfe 1983
familyMicrocarididaeSchram 2014
familyMicrocarididaeSchram 2014

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. †Microcarididae Schram 2014
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G. †Atropicaris Arduini and Brasca 1984
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†Atropicaris rostrata Arduini and Brasca 1984
G. †Ferrecaris Calzada and Mane 1993
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†Ferrecaris magransi Calzada and Mane 1993
G. †Kitakamicaris Ehiro and Kato 2015
G. †Microcaris Pinna 1974
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†Microcaris minuta Pinna 1974
G. †Parisicaris Charbonnier 2019
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†Parisicaris naoyai Ehiro and Kano 2024
†Parisicaris rectilineatus Ji et al. 2021
†Parisicaris triassica Charbonnier 2019
G. †Thylacocephalus Lange et al. 2003
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†Thylacocephalus cymalopos Lange et al. 2003
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

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Alaunian or 248.10000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Parisicaris naoyai (173664)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Ankitokazocaris triassica (211751) Parisicaris triassica (202191) Thylacocephala indet. 1 (202145)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Anhui) Kitakamicaris sp. (236950) Microcaris sp., Microcaris rectilineatus (236949)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Slovenia Microcaris minuta (166628)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy (Lombardia) Microcaris minuta (59639)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Microcaris minuta (83370)