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Diplacanthocaris chaohuensis

Thylacocephala

Taxonomy
Diplacanthocaris chaohuensis was named by Ji et al. (2021). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 171265, a carapace, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Majiashan quarry, bed 605, which is in a Spathian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Nanlinghu Formation of China. It is the type species of Diplacanthocaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Diplacanthocaris chaohuensis Ji et al. p. 314 figs. 4.1, 4.2, 5.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
—EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
genusDiplacanthocaris
specieschaohuensis

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.

†Diplacanthocaris chaohuensis Ji et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:54:11
Modified: 2010-02-06 06:20:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Anhui) Diplacanthocaris chaohuensis (type locality: 236949)