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Balhuticaris voltae

Discussion

Bivalved arthropod with a carapace sub-equal to or greater in height than length, covering the frontalmost section of the body and extending anteroventrally beyond the level of the longest cephalothoracic legs; stalked eyes laterally bilobate. Total number of post-cephalic segments ca. 110:1012 thoracic segments and ca. 100 post-thoracic segments. Each thoracic segment is three times longer than a post-thoracic segment. Caudal rami tripartite, with pseudo-segments bearing elongated setae distally.

Taxonomy
Balhuticaris voltae was named by Izquierdo-López and Caron (2022). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is ROMIP66238, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Marble Canyon collection, which is in a Cambrian slope claystone/lime mudstone in the Stephen Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Balhuticaris voltae Izquierdo-López and Caron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
genusBalhuticaris
speciesvoltae

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.

Balhuticaris voltae Izquierdo-López and Caron 2022
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Balhuticaris voltae (type locality: 171308)