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Aridelocaris

Malacostraca - Hoplostraca - Sairocarididae

Taxonomy
Aridelocaris was named by Schweitzer and Schram (2025). It is not extant. Its type is Aridelocaris ohioensis.

It was assigned to Sairocarididae by Schweitzer and Schram (2025).

Species
A. ohioensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Aridelocaris Schweitzer and Schram

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassPhyllocarida(Packard 1879)
orderHoplostraca
familySairocarididae
genusAridelocaris

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. †Aridelocaris Schweitzer and Schram 2025
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†Aridelocaris ohioensis Schweitzer and Schram 2025
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: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Ohio) A. ohioensis (240933)