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Falcatamacaris
Taxonomy
Falcatamacaris was named by Ortega-Hernandez et al. (2014). Its type is Falcatamacaris bellua.
It was assigned to Artiopoda by Ortega-Hernandez et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Artiopoda by Ortega-Hernandez et al. (2014).
Species
F. bellua (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Falcatamacaris Ortega-Hernandez et al. p. 5 |
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G. †Falcatamacaris Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2014
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†Falcatamacaris bellua Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2014
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2014 | Large and weakly biomineralized arthropod exhibiting the following unique combination of charac- ters: cephalon wide (tr.), with weakly defined glabellar region, genal spines inserting laterally, abaxially procurved posterior margin, and apparently no dorsal eyes or ecdy- sial sutures; 11 trunk tergites, T1–8 with edge-to-edge articulations and sickle-shaped pleural spines inserting an- terolaterally, T9–11 characterized by an abrupt change in tapering and reduction of the pleural regions into long, backward-facing pleural spines. |