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Paranomalocaris

Radiodonta - Anomalocarididae

Taxonomy
Paranomalocaris was named by Wang et al. (2013). Its type is Paranomalocaris multisegmentalis.

It was assigned to Anomalocarididae by Jiao et al. (2021).

Species
P. multisegmentalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Paranomalocaris Wang et al.
2021Paranomalocaris Jiao et al. p. 263

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
orderRadiodontaCollins 1996
familyAnomalocarididaeRaymond 1935
genusParanomalocarisWang et al. 2013

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. †Paranomalocaris Wang et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D.-G. Jiao et al. 2021Radiodont with slender frontal appendages, which comprise at least 17 podomeres; proximal podomeres have a tall rectangular lateral outline, which changes to approximately square distally; endites alternate long/short on subsequent podomeres, and reduce in length along the appendage; small triangular terminal spine on distalmost podomere.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Adult height: 10^4 to < 10^5o
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-04-21 12:18:52
Modified: 2010-02-10 13:21:19
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Nangaoian or 516.00000 to 514.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Guizhou) P. multisegmentalis (234745)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Yunnan) P. multisegmentalis (139521)