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Carimersa

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Carimersa Briggs et al. pp. e230661-2 - e230661-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassVicissicaudata()
genusCarimersa

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. †Carimersa Briggs et al. 2023
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Carimersa neptuni Briggs et al. 2023
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. E. G. Briggs et al. 2023Head bearing five paired appendages, the first bearing three flagella, the second and third uniramous with a substantial gnathobasic basipod; the posterior two head appendages and all trunk appendages bear a robust spinous endopod, a flap-like exopod with a strengthening rod, and an exite proximally with an array of long filaments. The trunk consists of 10 appendage-bearing segments, an apodous abdomen of four segments and a tail spine.
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
Collections
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