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Branchiocaris

Taxonomy
Branchiocaris was named by Briggs (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Cm uMid-m Sepkoski's reference number: 883,1006]. Its type is Protocaris pretiosa.

It was assigned to Canadaspidida by Sepkoski (2002); to Arthropoda by Bambach et al. (2007); to Protocaridida by Briggs et al. (2008); and to Hymenostraca by Hegna et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Branchiocaris Briggs
2002Branchiocaris Sepkoski
2007Branchiocaris Bambach et al. p. S78
2008Branchiocaris Briggs et al. p. 250
2020Branchiocaris Hegna et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
genusBranchiocarisBriggs 1976

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. †Branchiocaris Briggs 1976
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Branchiocaris malongensis Luo et al. 2008
Branchiocaris pretiosa Resser 1929
Branchiocaris xundianensis Luo et al. 2008
Branchiocaris yiliangensis Luo et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available