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Protocaris

Taxonomy
Protocaris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. marshi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Protocaris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
genusProtocaris

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.

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†Protocaris marshi Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available