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Minicaris

Malacostraca - Palaeocaridacea - Palaeocarididae

Taxonomy
Minicaris was named by Schram (1979). Its type is Minicaris brandi.

It was assigned to Palaeocarididae by Schram (1979).

Species
M. brandi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Minicaris Schram p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderSyncaridaPackard 1885
orderPalaeocaridaceaBrooks 1962
familyPalaeocarididae()
genusMinicaris

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. †Minicaris Schram 1979
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†Minicaris brandi Schram 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Visean to the top of the Serpukhovian or 346.70000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) M. sp. (220874)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2United Kingdom (Scotland) M. sp. (235485)