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Convexicaris

Thylacocephala - Concavicarida - Clausocarididae

Taxonomy
Convexicaris was named by Schram (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 933]. It is not extant. Its type is Convexicaris mazonensis.

It was assigned to Conchyliocarida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clausocarididae by Schram (2014).

Species
C. mazonensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Convexicaris Schram
2002Convexicaris Sepkoski
2014Convexicaris Schram p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
—EucrustaceaKingsley 1894
classThylacocephalaPinna et al. 1982
orderConcavicaridaBriggs and Rolfe 1983
familyClausocarididae(Arduini 1992)
genusConvexicarisSchram 1990

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. †Convexicaris Schram 1990
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†Convexicaris mazonensis Schram 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available