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Echinocaris multispinosus

Malacostraca - Archaeostraca

Taxonomy
Echinocaris multispinosus was named by Feldmann and McKenzie (1981). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. pulchra, E. sloliensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Echinocaris multispinosus Feldmann and McKenzie
2019Echinocaris multispinosus Feldmann and Schweitzer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassPhyllocarida(Packard 1879)
orderArchaeostracaClaus 1888
suborderEchinocaridinaClarke 1900
genusEchinocarisWhitfield 1880
speciesmultispinosusFeldmann and McKenzie 1981

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.

†Echinocaris multispinosus Feldmann and McKenzie 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:34:55
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:34:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Famennian or 372.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Echinocaris multispinosus (225952)