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Nereocaris exilis

Taxonomy
Nereocaris exilis was named by Legg et al. (2012). It is not extant. It is the type species of Nereocaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Nereocaris exilis Legg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
genusNereocarisLegg et al. 2012
speciesexilisLegg et al. 2012

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.

†Nereocaris exilis Legg et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Nereocaris exilis (121959)