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Anthracocaris scotica

Malacostraca - Tanaidacea - Anthracocarididae

Taxonomy
Palaeocaris scotica was named by Peach (1882). Its type specimen is GSE 5803, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Anthracocaris.

It was recombined as Anthracocaris scotica by Schram (1979) and Schram et al. (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Palaeocaris scotica Peach p. 85 figs. Pl 10, figs 10-10b
1979Anthracocaris scotica Schram p. 100 fig. 46,47
1986Anthracocaris scotica Schram et al. p. 128 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
Mancoida
orderTanaidaceaDana 1849
suborderAnthracocaridomorpha(Sieg 1980)
familyAnthracocarididaeBrooks 1962
genusAnthracocaris
speciesscotica(Peach 1882)

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.

Anthracocaris scotica Peach 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available