Pectocaris
Extinct genus of crustaceans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pectocaris is an extinct genus of bivalved arthropods from the Cambrian Maotianshan Shales, Yunnan Province of China.[1][2] There are currently four known species within the genus.[1][3][4]
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Pectocaris | |
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Pectocaris species. Left to right, top to bottom: P. spatiosa, P. erypetala, P. inopinata, P. paraspatiosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Order: | †Hymenocarina |
Family: | †Pectocarididae |
Genus: | †Pectocaris Hou et al., 1999 |
Type species | |
Pectocaris spatiosa Hou et al., 1999 | |
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Synonyms | |
Synonyms of P. eurypetala
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