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Utahcaris orion

Taxonomy
Utahcaris orion was named by Conway Morris and Robison (1988). Its type specimen is KUMIP 204784 and is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Utahcaris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Utahcaris orion Conway Morris and Robison pp. 31-33 figs. 21-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
genusUtahcaris
speciesorion

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.

†Utahcaris orion Conway Morris and Robison 1988
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Diagnosis
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