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Caryocaris

Malacostraca - Archaeostraca - Caryocarididae

Taxonomy
Caryocaris was named by Salter (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Caryocaris wrightii. It is the type genus of Caryocarididae.

It was assigned to Archaeostraca by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caryocarididae by Whittle et al. (2007) and Collette and Hagadorn (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Caryocaris Salter
2002Caryocaris Sepkoski
2007Caryocaris Whittle et al.
2010Caryocaris Collette and Hagadorn p. 811

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
RankNameAuthor
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassPhyllocarida(Packard 1879)
orderArchaeostracaClaus 1888
suborderCaryocaridina
familyCaryocarididaeRacheboeuf et al. 2000
genusCaryocarisSalter 1863

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. †Caryocaris Salter 1863
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Subg. †Caryocaris (Rhinopterocaris) Chlupac 1970
Caryocaris cedarbergensis Whittle et al. 2007
Caryocaris subula Chlupac 1970
Caryocaris wrightii Salter 1863
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Invalid names: Caryocaris marri Hicks 1876 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available