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Yangzicaris

Thylacocephala - Concavicarida - Austriocarididae

Taxonomy
Yangzicaris was named by Shen (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m Sepkoski's reference number: 619]. It is not extant. Its type is Yangzicaris xiangxiensis.

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

Species
Y. xiangxiensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Yangzicaris Shen
2002Yangzicaris Sepkoski
2014Yangzicaris Schram p. 349

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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
familyAustriocarididae
genusYangzicarisShen 1983

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. †Yangzicaris Shen 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available