Alalcomenaeus
Extinct genus of arthropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alalcomenaeus is one of the most widespread and longest-surviving arthropod genera of the Early and Middle Cambrian.[1] Known from over 300 specimens in the Burgess Shale and the Chengjiang biota. It is a member of the family Leanchoiliidae[2] in the group Megacheira.
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Alalcomenaeus | |
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Life restoration | |
Fossl specimen on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Megacheira |
Order: | †Leanchoilida |
Family: | †Leanchoiliidae Simonetta & Delle Cave, 1975 |
Genus: | †Alalcomenaeus Simonetta, 1970 |
Species: | †A. cambricus |
Binomial name | |
†Alalcomenaeus cambricus Simonetta, 1970 | |
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